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India | January 15, 2018 15:29 ISTIn the joint presser, Netanyahu described Modi as a “revolutionary” leader.
In the joint presser, Netanyahu described Modi as a “revolutionary” leader.
The Agriculture Ministry said in a statement here that it has held a quick deliberation on the growth rate for the sector to strategize on ensuring that 2017-18 sees a much higher growth rate.
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh cleared the 1.15 lakh more cases for debt waiver amounting to Rs 580 crore, with certificates to be disbursed to farmers across the state before January 31.
As per CII other recommendations, SEBI should allow the agri-commodity derivative markets to stay open till 8 p.m. on weekdays and Daily Price Limits (DPL) on commodity futures contract to be relaxed.
In a few dozen villages in Telengana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, farmers are receiving automated voice calls that tell them whether their cotton crops are at risk of a pest attack, based on weather conditions and crop stage.
Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Sudhir Kumar, said that the per hectare yield for foodgrains was 27.77 last year which, too, is a record.
Nitish Kumar said that government has been taking steps for procurement of agricultural produce which used to be a neglected aspect in the state earlier.
In terms of market size, the Indian food market was worth $193 billion in 2016 and is expected to cross $540 billion in 2020. The sector has been growing at the rate of 12 per cent annually.
Radha Mohan Singh has said that 30 per cent of his ministry's budget would be invested on the country's women farmers.
However in the long term, loan waiver does not provide secure credit system.
At present, the Agriculture Produce Market Committee Act (APMC) has not been implemented by majority of states, resulting in farmers continuing to face the brunt of middlemen while selling their produce.
Taxing agriculture income is a politically sensitive issue and successive governments have refrained from doing so.
Debroy also suggested that exemptions on personal income tax should be removed to increase tax base from the current about 37 million (3.7 crore) in the country of 1.3 billion (130 crore) of people.
The current practice was adopted in 1867 to align the Indian financial year with that of the British government.
A look at how successive governments have extended crop loan waiver schemes but fell short of providing real solutions to farmers' woes
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