The third day of Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcements May 15, 2020, outlining what is supposed to be a Rs 20 lakh crore relief, was mostly a repackaging of her last Budget speech, a section of experts said. Sitharaman has spelt out deals for specific groups every day since Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during […]
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Finance Minister announces two agriculture-related measures to support farmers
on’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi announced a Special economic and comprehensive package of Rs 20 lakh crore – equivalent to 10% of India’s GDP on 12th May 2020. He gave a clarion call for आत्मनिर्भर भारत अभियान or Self-Reliant India Movement. He also outlined five pillars of Atmanirbhar Bharat – Economy, Infrastructure, System, Vibrant Demography and Demand. Union […]
COVID-19 relief package: Agriculture credit support fails to impress farmers’ unions
While the unions welcomed the extra NABARD fund infusion, they said that much of these loans go to large farmers and agri-businesses. NEW DELHI: The credit support measures announced for farmers on Wednesday isn’t likely to enthuse the 14.5 crore-strong community, coming as it does in the wake of demands for full scale farm loan waivers. […]
Small Farmers, Big Crisis, and SMS is no Solution, Say Farm Leaders
The lockdown has got the government talking about agri ‘reforms’ again, but the exploitation of India’s weakest farmers continues unchecked. It is a cruel irony that in the sixth week of the nationwide lockdown, the government is talking up omnibus agriculture “reforms” as if they can mitigate the growing distress in rural India. Reforms, no doubt, implies stricter compliance with online registration and payment rules, more focus on market-based pricing, and other such changes, […]
Rainstorm dashes Moga farmers’ hopes
Moga, May 3 Just when the harvesting of wheat was in its last stage, farmers’ hopes were dashed with untimely rainfall accompanied by gusty winds in the district today. This is the fourth time in the past three weeks that the rainfall has hit the region, ruining the ripened wheat crop. Resultantly, thousands of bags […]
Demand for Loan without Interest and Monthly Pension Intensifies Among Farmers amid Lockdown
The outbreak of the Coronavirus has locked down the whole nation till May 17. The situation of lockdown is pushing the country’s economy to the limit. The farmer community is also facing problems in their activities. The agriculture industry employs more than half of the country and these hard times are pushing them at their […]
Covid-19 Lockdown: With migrant labourers heading home and mandis closed in Ludhiana, vegetable farmers face problems
Since several state governments have made provisions for stranded migrant labourers to return to their respective states as the lockdown continues, farmers aren’t left with enough manpower to help them with harvesting. Since the vegetable markets are closed due to the lockdown, vegetables are also rotting, leading to financial loss for the farmers. “Farmers are […]
Kisan Sabha App: किसानों को आपूर्ति श्रृंखला और माल परिवहन प्रबंधन प्रणाली से जोड़ने के लिए CSIR ने लॉन्च की ‘किसान सभा ऐप’
Source: Krishi JagranLink:https://hindi.krishijagran.com/news/csir-launched-kisan-sabha-app-to-connect-farmers-with-supply-chain-and-goods-transport-management-system/ देश के दूरदराज के इलाकों में आपूर्ति श्रृंखला और माल परिवहन प्रबंधन प्रणाली से किसानों को जोड़ने के लिए नई दिल्ली स्थित केंद्रीय सड़क अनुसंधान संस्थान, (सीएसआईआर-सीआरआरआई) ने किसान सभा ऐप लॉन्च की है. कोविड-19 के मौजूदा हालात में किसान अपनी उपज को बाजार तक पहुंचाने, बीज/उर्वरक की खरीद आदि के लिए मदद […]
Kisan Sabha App
Source: nextiasLink:https://blog.nextias.com/kisan-sabha-app In News- The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) has launched Kisan Sabha App to connect farmers to supply chain and freight transportation Management System. Aim and significance: Kisan Sabha aims to provide the most economical and timely logistics support to the farmers. It increases their profit margins by minimizing the interference of middlemen and directly connecting them with the institutional […]
किसानों को खेती और उपज को बेचने में मदद करेगा ये ऐप, जानिए इसमें क्या हैं खूबियां
Source: ZeebizLink:https://www.zeebiz.com/hindi/india/csir-crri-launched-kisan-sabha-app-know-how-it-will-benefit-to-farmers-25957 केंद्रीय सड़क अनुसंधान संस्थान (CSIR-CRRI) ने किसान सभा (Kisan Sabha App) के नाम से नया ऐप लॉन्च किया है. इस ऐप के जरिए देश के दूरदराज इलाकों के किसान सप्लाई चेन (Supply chain) और ट्रांसपोर्ट की सुविधा से जुड़ सकते हैं. इस ऐप की मदद से किसानों की फसल की बिक्री और खाद-बीज […]