farmer welfare

Barwani, March 2 – Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday appealed to farmers in Madhya Pradesh to adopt natural farming instead of excessive use of chemicals to maintain soil fertility and reduce the environmental impact of chemical use.The Chief Minister stated that natural farming will...

Barwani (MP), March 2 The Madhya Pradesh government on Monday approved schemes worth Rs 27,746 crore for agriculture and allied sectors, asserting that it remains committed to making farmers prosperous.The schemes were approved during the Krishi cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan...

Raipur, February 28 Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Saturday transferred ₹10,324 crore as input assistance to the bank accounts of 25.28 lakh farmers under the Krishak Unnati Yojana, and said that his government is committed to farmers' prosperity.The amount was disbursed during...

Gandhinagar, February 28 – The Gujarat government has provided 4,555 new agricultural power connections in the Bhavnagar district over the past two years, with an expenditure of ₹66.85 crore (₹6,685 lakh), the Assembly was informed on Saturday.Responding to a question in the Legislative...

Agartala, February 27 – Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha stated on Friday that democracy thrives on transparency, responsibility, and accountability, emphasizing that elected representatives must remain accountable to the people and uphold the highest standards of public service.Addressing a...

Shivamogga, February 27 – Karnataka's former Chief Minister and Central Parliamentary Committee Member, B. S. Yediyurappa, stated that his sole objective in the coming days is to travel throughout Karnataka and bring the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) back to power in the state.He was speaking...

Shivamogga (Karnataka), February 27 – Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs, Pralhad Joshi, on Friday described former Karnataka Chief Minister, B.S. Yediyurappa, as an indefatigable leader who led continuous struggles and protests for the state, even during the days...

Guna, February 27 – With the aim of increasing farmers' incomes and promoting cutting-edge agricultural practices, the two-day district-level “Krishi Vigyan Sah Millet Mela” (Agricultural Science-cum-Millet Fair) concluded on Friday in Guna, Madhya Pradesh.Organized under the auspices of the...

Chandigarh, February 27 – Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini dismissed the opposition’s allegation of a ₹5,000-crore scam in paddy procurement in the Assembly on Friday, stating that the opposition, lacking substantive issues to raise, is attempting to mislead the House by introducing a...

Puducherry, February 27 Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, K Kailashnathan, said that a massive scheme involving an investment of Rs 500 crore was being prepared to strengthen irrigation canals in Karaikal, a constituent of the union territory located at the tail end of the Cauvery river basin...

Kolkata, February 25 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed on Wednesday that the Union Cabinet's decision to significantly increase the minimum support price (MSP) for raw jute will benefit lakhs of farmers in West Bengal.Amit Malviya, the chief of the BJP's Information Technology (IT)...

Agartala, February 24 – Tripura's Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Ratan Lal Nath, on Tuesday, requested additional central funding for various farmer-centric projects and strongly advocated for large-scale hybrid paddy cultivation in the state.Nath made these requests during a...

Bhubaneswar, February 24 – The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) held a massive demonstration of farmers at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, protesting against the state government's alleged anti-farmer policies and the deteriorating law-and-order situation in the state.Thousands of BJD...

Bhopal/Gwalior, February 23 – Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Monday that the state government would take all necessary steps to accelerate agricultural growth and enhance farmers' prosperity, including promoting employment-oriented and agro-processing industries across the...

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, stated that the central government is committed to the welfare of the people and good governance. The Minister was speaking to the media in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. Earlier in the day, the Union Minister...

Amritsar, February 21 – Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini appealed to the Saini community and intellectuals on Saturday to work together to make Punjab a strong and leading state, and to resolve to form a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state in 2027.Addressing a...

Bhubaneswar, February 20 – The Odisha Legislative Assembly continued to witness a massive uproar by members of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Congress party on the fourth day of the crucial Budget Session, over alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement and other farmer-related issues in the...

Gandhinagar, February 18 – The Gujarat government's budget for 2026-27, presented by Finance Minister Kanu Desai, allocates ₹24,022 crore to the Department of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, emphasizing farmer empowerment and rural development.The total state budget stands at ₹4.08 lakh crore...

Khemkaran (Punjab), February 18 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Wednesday that if his party forms the government in Punjab in 2027, it will prevent the state's river waters from flowing into Rajasthan and divert the Rajasthan feeder canal water to irrigate...

Bhopal, Feb 18 Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jagdish Devda on Wednesday presented the state’s “women-centric” budget for 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs 4,38,317 crore, and said no new taxes would be imposed.Devda presented the third consecutive budget of the Mohan Yadav government amid...