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Income support schemes the Congresss Nyay for 20 per cent of the poorest households and the BJPs PM Kisan scheme for farmers with less than two hectare of land, are both progressive social protection measures.

Economic Survey: Govt calls for new policies to improve water...

The agriculture sector had investment rate much less than half of that of services and industry sectors.

4 July 2019 3:23 PM IST

The story of Indias agricultural takeoff began as the nation was forced to import a record 20 million tonnes of grain in 1964-66. (Photo: DC/Representational Image)

RBI panel pitches for federal body like GST Council in farm sector

The GST Council consists of the finance ministers of Centre and all the states, decides on tax rates.

14 Sept 2019 10:42 AM IST

Among districts, the funds were released to about 4.72 lakh farmers in Anantapur, 4.05 lakh in Kurnool, 4 lakh in East Godavari, 3.89 lakh in Guntur, 3.75 lakh in Chittoor, 3.48 lakh in Prakasam, 3.22 lakh in West Godavari and 3.04 lakh in Krishna so far.

Budget 2020 seeks to perk up agriculture sector

Concepts like Kisan Rail, Kisan Udaan, Dhaanyalakshmi, 1 product 1 district set to lift rural economy.

2 Feb 2020 7:24 AM IST

The RBI has always said monetary policy should be accompanied by fiscal policy if the wheels of the economy are to be greased. (Photo: PTI)

RBI gets tough on MNC banks, asks them to create sub-targets to meet...

All bank loans to MSMEs will now qualify under PSL without any credit cap.

5 March 2018 11:52 AM IST

Raghuram Rajan has written about his experiences in India as RBI governor in his recently launched book I do what I do. (Photo: PTI)

India should move out of agriculture into industry, services: Raghuram...

Country needs to embrace technology and become a leader in the digital transformation taking place around the globe.

26 March 2018 10:00 AM IST

Nearly 77.28 lakh farmers have applied for a waiver.

FDI in agriculture sector up at Rs 611.28 cr till Dec of FY18

FDI in agriculture was Rs 515.9 crore in the entire 2016-17 fiscal, Rs 553.14 crore in 2015-16.

17 March 2018 11:08 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the four cornerstones of the government policy for raising farm income are cutting input cost, fair price for the crop, preventing the produce from rotting and creating alternate sources of income. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Agri budget to double farm income by 2022: PM Modi

PM said govt has doubled budget for agriculture to Rs 2.12 lakh crore for doubling of farm income by 2022.

20 Jun 2018 11:32 AM IST

Mr Gupta said that exports should be out rightly kept out of the purview of GST as paying the tax first and getting refund is cumbersome and is affecting exports.

Govt asks exporters to comply with global quality and standards

Teaotia was speaking at the National Standards Conclave, organised by the commerce ministry and industry body CII.

18 Jun 2018 1:59 PM IST

Almost 81 lakh farmers enrolled for the scheme in 2017 and nearly Rs 3,400 crore was transferred to the insurance companies.

Only 29 per cent farmers aware of details of PMFBY

The PMFBY, launched in 2016, is the most important tool today to insure agriculture against climate and other risks.

21 Aug 2018 8:39 AM IST

I am asking these questions as his misadventure is impairing national interest and I hope Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party would respond immediately, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley wrote on Facebook. (Photo: ANI)

Need to blend subsidy with investment to enhance agri sector growth:...

Govt year after year has taken conditional steps in order to make investments in agriculture in terms of subsidy...

18 Sept 2018 3:03 PM IST

Many farmers switched to new genetically-engineered cotton seeds which are resistant to a deadly pest called bollworm and produced far higher yields and healthier crops with less use of pesticides.

Additional Rs 6,399 billion investment needed to double farmers'...

Required rate of increase in investment on private account is estimated at 7.86 per cent per annum.

14 Aug 2017 3:08 PM IST

Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Agricultural exports decline to USD 33.87 billion in FY17

Import of agricultural commodities in 2016-17 rose to USD 25.09 billion from USD 15.03 billion in 2013-14.

9 Aug 2017 5:41 PM IST