Under the 'Rythu Bandhu scheme', the farmers in Telangana get Rs 5,000 each per season, with a total of Rs 10,000 per acre annually. The EC put the scheme on pause after a state minister violated the code of conduct by announcing the disbursements to farmers.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann shared the video of the incident on X and said that case is being registered in the matter. The police said that seven people have been named in the FIR.
In his Shirdi rally, PM Modi targeted NCP chief Sharad Pawar, who was former Union Agriculture minister, for ignoring farmers' requirements. The Prime Minister had asked what did he do for farmers when he was the minister during the UPA government.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that approximately 42 lakh hectares of crops have been damaged, resulting in a total loss of Rs 30,000 crore in the state.
The government's push for developing innovative solutions has also seen several agritech startups take shape and play their part.
The ineligible farmers in Bihar were found to be income tax payees since 2020. The other reasons for ineligibility include being government employees, pensioners, and beneficiaries of other government schemes such as MNREGA.
Some of the farmers have been detained and sent to Marine Drive police station.
Currently, the amount received by the farmers under this scheme is Rs 6,000 in three installments.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday announced an aid of Rs 6,000 per year for farmers under 'Chief Minister Kisan Kalyan Yojana'.
Special package for farmers: While addressing the agriculture ministers of States and Union Territories virtually, Mandaviya said the package focuses on the overall welfare and economic well-being of farmers by promoting sustainable agriculture.
Uttar Pradesh: Farmers in Jahan Nagar village have found a unique way, in order to protect sugarcane crops from monkeys. Check here.
The protest saw leaders from various khaps along with the Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait along with Olympic medal-winning wrestler Bajrang Punia, one of the grapplers who have been demanding action against outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
The farmers had called off their almost an year-long protest in December 2021 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a televised address to the nation on November 19, 2021 announced that the government was withdrawing the new farm laws.
In its advisory, Delhi Traffic Police said that the general public, motorist are advised to avoid roads around Ramlila Ground specially JLN Marg from Delhi Gate to Ajmeri Gate Chowk on Monday.
The unseasonal storm has dealt the biggest injury to the country's food provider. It is raining heavily from the north to the south... Thousands of hectares of standing crops have been ruined by rain and hail in many states.
A large group of at least 10,000 farmers and tribals are marching towards Mumbai from Maharashtra's Nashik district. A drone footage showed the group moving towards Mumbai from Kasara Ghat
Krishna Dongre, a farmer from Mathulthan village in Yeola taluka who burnt the onion crop cultivated on one-and-half acres of land, had printed an invitation card announcing the agitation which had gone viral on social media.
Mallikarjun Kharge has served the public in whatever way possible, I was disheartened to see how the most senior leader, the president of Congress has been disrespected by them. The world knows who has the remote control, PM Modi said in Karnataka's Belagavi.
Yogi Adityanath on Agro mall: Farmers will be able to sell fruits, vegetables and grains directly at the mall, which is proposed to be built at Gomtinagar's Vikalp Khand, according to a statement issued by the state government.
Members of RSS' farmer body came in large numbers at Ramleela ground, New Delhi to stage protest pressing their demands.
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