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Foodgrains are highly subsidised in India under Food Security Act.

Foodgrain output may drop 2.5 per cent in Kharif season this year

Country had produced a record 138.52 MT in the kharif season of 2016-17 crop year (July-June) on good monsoon rains.

21 Sept 2017 2:15 PM IST

More than 30 lakh farmers did not repay loans.

Maharashtra farmers facing crisis in not getting loans for Kharif...

With the defaulting farmers facing problems in getting new loans, banks have not started restructuring their loans.

21 April 2018 6:13 AM IST

The government has approved domestic procurement of 10 lakh tonnes of pulses, comprising 5 lakh tonnes each in kharif and rabi marketing seasons.

Record Foodgrain output expected, pulses output set to increase

In the kharif season of 2020-21, the foodgrain output comprising rice, pulses and coarse cereals stood at a record...

22 Sept 2021 7:16 AM IST

The GR also said the Rs 10,000 loan would be given only to those who want to sow crops for the Kharif season.

Telangana to buy 1,000 mw power for Kharif season, says official

Request for proposal (RFP) has been issued for procurement of power through national e-bidding portal.

13 Jun 2018 4:44 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 7 per cent farmers received govt aid

Out of the Rs 2,269 crore set aside for crop insurance scheme, Rs 165 crore has been given.

5 Jun 2018 2:02 AM IST

55,012 farmers of Konkan division took the insurance cover

87 lakh farmers opt for insurance this Kharif season

Compensations worth Rs 2,500 crore were distributed to 45 lakh farmers last year when the cotton, paddy and soybean...

13 Aug 2018 1:30 AM IST

Foodgrains, rice, wheat, pulses, come under Aadhaar-enabled direct benefit transfer, DBT, scheme. (Photo: PTI)

Kharif foodgrains production estimated at record 141.59 MT

The country had produced 140.73 MT foodgrains in the kharif season of 2017-18 crop year (July-June).

26 Sept 2018 12:47 PM IST

RBI said farmers can avail of short-term crop loans of up to Rs 3 lakh at subsidised interest rate of 7 per cent. Photo: PTI

Over 90 lakh farmers benefited from crop insurance scheme

Over Rs 7,700 crore have already been paid to farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.

21 Aug 2017 4:01 PM IST

Though 1.36 crore farmers are account holders, only 24,131 of them have received the advance of Rs 10,000.

Only 24,131 farmers got promised advance: Congress

The advance was to be given for the Kharif season but it came with strings attached.

19 Aug 2017 2:52 AM IST

Foodgrains are highly subsidised in India under Food Security Act.

India to produce record level kharif crop in 2017-18

Agriculture Secretary Shobhana K Pattanayak said the overall acreage for all pulses is higher, except tur.

6 Aug 2017 3:38 PM IST

The market experts said that onion prices would remain low as the exports to Bangladesh and Pakistan have gone down this year.

Onion gets costlier in Kolkata, selling at Rs 50 per kg

About 30-40 per cent of the country's total production comes from the kharif season.

10 Aug 2017 3:41 PM IST

The government has approved domestic procurement of 10 lakh tonnes of pulses, comprising 5 lakh tonnes each in kharif and rabi marketing seasons.

Paddy sowing area up 6 per cent; pulses rises 23 per cent in kharif...

Total sown area as on July 7, 2017, as per reports received from states, stands at 404.27 lakh hectare.

7 July 2017 8:14 PM IST