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Banks have given big relief to farmers, will not have to pay 50% interest of loan

26/08/2020

Relief for farmers, Govt. extended the duration of short-term crop loan

A major decision has been taken by the government to provide relief to the farmers. A lump sum agreement scheme has been approved in the interest of farmers taking loans from cooperative land development banks.

Under this, the term loan interest and punishable interest of the farmers taking loan is up to 50% waived. After this decision, now farmers will have to pay about 239 crores less as interest.

Such indebted debtor farmers who have died, From the date of death of the farmer, the entire outstanding interest, penal interest and recovery expenses have been completely waived.

Source: Krishi Jagran

1.22 crore farmers get benefit of Kisan Credit Card Scheme

25/08/2020 Tuesday August 25th, 2020

Kisan Credit Card will also help you in meeting domestic needs in lockdown

The Corona epidemic has caused much distress to farmers. During this time, care was taken by the government to ensure that there is no shortage of money for the farmers and according to the data released by the central government, till August 17, 2020, 1.22 crore Kisan Credit Cards were issued across the country.

All these Kisan Card holders have also been sanctioned with a loan limit of Rs 1,02,065 crore. The Government believes that this will help in reviving the rural economy and speed up the pace of development of the agriculture sector.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Rain breaks all records in Madhya Pradesh, life is disturbed

24/08/2020

Heavy rains may occur in these states, Meteorological Department issued alert

For the last three days, clouds have been raining in many districts of Madhya Pradesh. Especially the capital Bhopal and the economic capital Indore were affected by the heavy rains. In many neighborhoods of both cities, water logging took place.

The capital Bhopal received 8.5 inches of rain in just 24 hours, which is the record for one day of rain in August after 14 years. In Indore, for the first time in 100 years, it rained 12.5 inches in one day for the first time in this monsoon, all 52 districts received rains.

Around 300 people were rescued by boat due to rising water level in Khan river in Indore. Barodia Nipania road has been closed for traffic due to the dam burst in Malwa district.

Source: NDTV

Heavy rain started in Madhya Pradesh from Friday, will continue for the next few days

22/08/2020 Saturday August 22nd, 2020

Possibility of heavy rains in many states, Orange alert issued

Due to heavy rains in many parts of the country, life has been disrupted. Talk about Madhya Pradesh, since Friday evening, heavy rains are continuing in many areas of Madhya Pradesh. The Meteorological Department believes that heavy rains may continue in the future.

Apart from this, the Indian Meteorological Department has also issued an ‘Orange Alert’ for heavy rains in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and other areas of Konkan. The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rains over the next 24 hours in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and southern parts of Bengal. The department has issued a red alert to six districts of Madhya Pradesh, Hoshangabad, Jabalpur, Betul, Narsinghpur, Seoni and Harda districts.

Source : Jagran

Kisan Rail started, this train will stop at these stations of Madhya Pradesh as well

21/08/2020 Friday August 21st, 2020

To transport farmer’s produce to different locations ‘Kisan Train’ was started on 20 August from Indian Railways. By this train farmers’ products like fruits, flowers, vegetables, milk and curd will be transported to other parts of the country soon.

This train will start from Devlali in Maharashtra and will go to Danapur in Bihar. This train will cover a total distance of 1519 km in 32 hours. With this train, farmers of Madhya Pradesh will also be able to bring their produce to another destination soon.

According to the Railway Ministry, this train will be stopped at many stations in Madhya Pradesh to give its benefit to the farmers of Madhya Pradesh. This train will stop at Burhanpur, Khandwa, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Satna, Katni and Manikpur etc. stations of Madhya Pradesh.

Source: Zee News

34 thousand farmers of MP will get benefit of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Irrigation Scheme

20/08/2020

The government has set a target to irrigate 50 thousand hectare area in Madhya Pradesh this year under the Prime Minister’s Agricultural Irrigation Scheme. About 34 thousand farmers will be benefited from this. This information was given by the Minister of State for Horticulture, independent charge Shri Bharat Singh Kushwaha. In the meeting held on this subject, Mr. Kushwaha directed the officers to pay special attention to meeting the target set for the beneficiaries of backward classes, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes.

He said that targets should be set according to the demand of local farmers in various schemes operated to encourage production of fruits and flowers and vegetables in the state. The Minister of State said that under the Prime Minister Agricultural Irrigation Scheme, the target is to irrigate 50 thousand hectare area this year. 34 thousand farmers will be benefited under the scheme.

Source: Krishak Jagat

Mandi Bhav: What is the price of wheat, maize and soybean in the mandis of Madhya Pradesh

19/08/2020

Onion prices are running at Rs 450 per quintal at Gautampura Mandi in Indore. Speaking of Khargone market, the prices of wheat, gram and maize are running at Rs 1680, 4070, Rs 1170 per quintal respectively.

The model rate of wheat in Ujjain’s Badnagar mandi is Rs 1660 per quintal, mustard Rs 4490 per quintal, dollar chana Rs 5499 per quintal, peas Rs 4000 per quintal, fenugreek seeds Rs 3871 per quintal, garlic Rs 6500 per quintal and the price of soybean is Rs 3550 Running per quintal.

Apart from this, if you talk about the Tal Mandi of Ratlam, the price of wheat is Rs 1700 per quintal and the price of soybean is Rs 3580 per quintal.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Due to heavy rains, the risk of flooding in these areas of the country

18/08/2020 Tuesday August 18th, 2020

In many states of the country there is a danger of flooding due to mood swings and heavy rains. According to the Meteorological Department, the weather is not likely to change right now and especially in central India, heavy rains are expected in the next few days.

According to the Meteorological Department, there is a moderate risk of flooding in North Chhattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh, adjoining areas of West Madhya Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan and South Gujarat. Apart from this, according to the Meteorological Department, it is expected to be heavy in eastern Uttarakhand and Rajasthan in the coming days.

According to the Meteorological Department, light to moderate rains are likely over Uttar Pradesh, rest of Madhya Pradesh, East Rajasthan, parts of Odisha, parts of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. Light to moderate rains are likely over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu Kashmir, Jharkhand and North Madhya Maharashtra in the coming 24 hours.

Source: Krishi Jagran

SBI launches new service, 75 lakh farmers will get benefit from it

17/08/2020

The State Bank of India has launched the Kisan Credit Card Review Service in the YONO app to make the tasks related to farming easier. Through this service, farmers can now increase the limit of their credit card to farmers at home and for this they will not need to go to the bank.

Giving information on this subject, SBI said that “Now farmers will not need to do paperwork to change the KCC limit.” Through this service, farmers can go online and change the limit of KCC. According to SBI officials, with the introduction of this service, more than 75 lakh farmers of the country will get benefits.

Source: Jagran

Monsoon will remain active in the coming days in these states including Madhya Pradesh

16/08/2020

For the last few days, continuous monsoon rains are continuing in many states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat etc. Apart from this, Delhi, Punjab and Haryana have humid weather. However, there is no possibility of rain in parts of North India including Punjab for 36 hours to come. But there can be light drizzles in these areas.

After this, talk about Madhya Pradesh, monsoon rains are likely to remain active for the next few days. According to private weather agency Skymet Weather, moderate to heavy rains are likely over Gujarat, Konkan Goa, adjoining central Maharashtra, Odisha, northern coastal parts of Andhra Pradesh, parts of Telangana and sub-Himalayan West Bengal during the next 24 hours.

Source: Krishi Jagran