Expressing confidence that the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance would once again come to power in Maharashtra, Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said his party wants to make farmers debt-free.
The SDM said a probe has been ordered and due compensation will be given to the farmer's family once the report comes.
The team from university of Michigan, Mexico-headquartered the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre and Stanford and Cornell universities ran an experiment on 127 small-holder farms in India using a split-plot design over multiple years.
The arrest comes at a time when land acquisition is underway for the Greenfield International Airport in Gautam Buddh Nagar's Jewar tehsil. The district administration has acquired more than three-quarters of the land required for the first phase of the airport.
A delegation of the farmers met Joint Secretary in the Union Agriculture Ministry Vivek Agarwal, who assured them that their five demands — including early payment of sugarcane arrears and appointment of a representative of farmers on the committee to fix minimum prices of crops — will be met, Bharatiya Kisan Sangathan spokesperson Lalit Rana said.
Among the many demands of the farmers, clearance of unpaid dues for their sugarcanes, one-time unconditional loan waiver and cleaning of tributaries of the Ganga in western Uttar Pradesh gain importance.
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was arrested in Shivpuri on Tuesday.
Continuous lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir is having a big impact on apple farming in the Valley.
PM-KMY is a voluntary and contribution-based pension scheme for farmers in the age group of 18 to 40 years. Farmers will have to make a monthly contribution of Rs 55 to Rs 200 depending on the age of entry, in the pension fund till they reach the retirement age of 60 years. The Central government will make an equal contribution of the same amount in the pension fund.
Priyanka Gandhi cited a media report which said that five farmers have committed suicide in as many days in Bundelkhand's Banda.
Rajkumar, a family member, said Singh had taken a loan of around Rs 5 lakh from two banks. He was worried as he was frequently receiving the loan repayment notice.
In Uttarakhand’s Laksar city, cheques amounting to Rs 6 lakh given to farmers as hailstorm compensation bounced in the bank after the signature of tehsildar did not match. Forget about getting the money, the bank deducted Rs 200 per cheque as the penalty.
The farmer, Sudam Phapala, tried to kill himself at his farm in Belore village in Majalgaon on June 29, an official said, adding that he is now out of danger and undergoing treatment at a government hospital.
The number of farmer suicides has declined in the last five years, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. "As far as farmers' condition is concerned, it did not happen in only four-five years. People who ran the government for decades are responsible for the condition of farmers," he said.
Raising the issue during the Zero Hour, G V L Narasimha (BJP) said the quality of tobacco crop, including in the West Godavari district, was poor due to consecutive five-year drought in the area and farmers were not getting a reasonable price for their produce.
During a debate on crop loan waiver issue, Leader of Opposition Gulab Chand Kataria sought to know the district-wise list of the government's crop loan waiver scheme beneficiaries. He also raised the issue of the farmer's suicide.
Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said the farmer who committed suicide on Sunday in a Sri Ganganagar village, leaving behind a "farewell video clip", was not under financial debt.
The main opposition party said not a single farmer has got loan waiver benefit of Rs 2 lakh as announced under the scheme by the Congress government.
The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana aims to cover around five crore beneficiaries in the first three years. It will be a voluntary and contributory pension scheme with entry age of 18 to 40 years. The beneficiary can opt to become member of the scheme by subscribing to a pension fund.
Vijayan also said he had asked the Wayanad district collector to conduct a detailed inquiry into the suicide of the farmer and submit a report to the government for taking further action, including providing financial assistance.
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