Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana also popularly called as PM-Kisan is a scheme that is meant to benefit the farmers in the country. Under the PM Kisan scheme, every farmer in the country will be given a total amount of Rs. 6,000 issued in three instalments of Rs. 2,000. PM-Kisan yojana targets to provide financial assistance […]
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What is DBT Agriculture? Know How Farmers can Avail Benefit of Different Agricultural Schemes from Direct Benefit Transfer
The central and state governments have been implementing many schemes for the welfare and benefit of farmers in India. Moreover, the central government has initiated the Direct Benefit Scheme (DBT) for the farmers to give the direct benefit of all the agricultural schemes to his family. Direct Benefit Transfer or DBT is an attempt to change the mechanism of transferring subsidies launched […]
Rice-fish farming system in India is in urgent need of conservation and promotion
Along with reducing the emission of greenhouse gases, co-culture systems have beneficial effects on farm income and improving the livelihood of poor rural people and progressive farmer. Rapid human population growth poses many challenges, especially food shortages, malnutrition, limited means of irrigation and shrinking land resources besides deteriorating environmental quality. Sustainable intensification of agricultural production […]
Supply chain, agriculture, food processing, and rural India among top focus areas in lockdown guidelines
The crucial supply chain and all-important agriculture and related agri-industries and activities remained among the top focus of the new guidelines on extended lockdown issued by the government on Wednesday. Agriculture and allied sectors and rural India have enormous employment opportunities and affect the country most, so the government reinforced stress on the supply chain and […]
Coronavirus Updates: Full list of activities that will be allowed from April 20 during lockdown 2.0
The Ministry of Home Affairs has put out a notification allowing important industries to operate during the extended coronavirus lockdown for the betterment of farmers, daily wage earners and to maintain efficient supply chain. The notification lists out activities that will be allowed after 20 April and those which are prohibited. “The permitted activities from April 20, […]
Coronavirus: West Bengal farmers face deep losses amid Covid-19 lockdown
India Today TV spoke to many farmers in West Bengal who said they are more worried about their businesses than maintaining social distancing norms. Some of these farmers said they are facing deep losses due to the Covid-19 lockdown. The lockdown due to Covid-19 pandemic has led to huge losses for farmers in the country. […]
Across India, a massive agricultural crisis in the making due to coronavirus shutdown
The lockdown has severely disrupted India’s agricultural sector, starving it of buyers and migrant labourers as the restrictions halt people’s movements. The lockdown has severely disrupted India’s agricultural sector, starving it of buyers and migrant labourers as the restrictions halt people’s movements. With a sharp decline in takers for vegetables, fruits and flowers, farmers are […]
COVID 19: FICCI makes 14 recommendations for agriculture and allied sectors
In the wake of COVID 19 pandemic lockdown, leading industry body, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has recommend for effective procurement and storage of Rabi harvest and approaching Kharif sowing. The nation-wide lockdown has disrupted the Rabi crops’ harvesting across the country. To make smooth agricultural operations, FICCI has activity-wise recommendations. […]
Govt disburses ₹15,841 cr to 7.92 cr farmers under PM-KISAN during lockdown
NEW DELHI : The government has disbursed the first instalment of ₹15,841 crore to 7.92 crore farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme, since March 24, the day lockdown was announced to curb COVID-19. Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, the Centre transfers an amount of ₹6,000 per year, in three equal instalments, directly into the bank […]
Covid-19: Bank of Maharashtra launches financial support schemes
The bank is providing ‘Emergency Credit Line- Personal Loan Scheme- Covid 19’ in the form of term loan for all standard housing loan accounts Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has announced various schemes for the corporate, retail, and agriculture sector to ensure immediate financial assistance against the backdrop of Covid-19 crisis. “For corporates, BoM is providing […]