Farmers’ income will be doubled by Krishi Udaan scheme

09/06/2020Posted on
Farmers' income will be doubled by Krishi Udaan scheme

The Krishi Udaan scheme was announced in the Union Budget for the year 2020-21 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Through this scheme, farmers will be assisted in the transportation of agricultural products. Through this scheme, perishable products like milk, fish, meat, etc. will be transported to the market via air at the right time. This will enable farmers to get higher prices for their products. Farmer brothers can apply online for this scheme.

Online application process

To join this scheme, farmers have to be registered. To register, first, go to the official website of the Department of Horticulture or Food Processing. Click on the link for Krishi Udaan Scheme present here. Read the guidelines given about the scheme and proceed. Then the online registration form will open. Fill the documents information here and submit them at the end.

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From this date, 9 crore farmers will get 2000 rupees for the next installment of PM Kisan Scheme

08/06/2020Posted on
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Amid a prolonged lock-down on the Corona epidemic, the farmers were given many types of relief from the government. One of them was the first installment of Rs 2000 given under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Yojana. Now the date of the next installment to be received under this scheme has also been fixed. The next installment of this scheme will be deposited in the farmers’ account from August 1 by the central government. 2000-2000 rupees will be deposited in the account of farmers under this installment. Under this, more than 9 crore farmers will get the benefit of this scheme.

It is worth mentioning that to promote agriculture, the Central Government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana under which funds are deposited directly in the farmers’ account. Under this scheme, farmers are provided 6000 rupees a year. Explain that so far the data of 9.54 crore farmers have been verified by this scheme. Due to this, more than 9 crore farmers will get the benefit of this scheme.

Source: Nai Dunia

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It is very easy to make a Kisan credit card, farmers can also make KCC from mobile

07/06/2020Posted on
It is very easy to make a farmer credit card, farmers can also make KCC from mobile

Crores of farmers are benefiting from the farmers credit card given by the government to the farmers. However, still many farmers have not been able to join it. Such farmers can easily get a farmer credit card. Farmers can also apply for a farmer credit card from their mobile at home

Method of application from mobile

To apply for a Kisan Credit Card with the help of mobile, first of all, farmers have to open the mobile browser. After this, the website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare will have to visit https://eseva.csccloud.in/KCC/Default.aspx. On reaching here, you will have to go to the ‘APPLY NEW KCC’ menu. On going to this menu, you will be asked the CSC ID and Password, which you will have to fill. After filling it, once again you have to click on ‘APPLY NEW KCC’ and then you will have to fill ‘Aadhaar’ number. Here you have to fill the number of the same applicant whose name is associated with PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. After filling the Aadhaar number, information related to PM Kisan Financial Detail will be revealed. Here you have to click on ‘Issue of fresh KCC’ and after this, Loan Amount and Beneficiary Mobile Number have to be filled. After this, the information of village name, Khasra number etc. will have to be filled. After filling all the information, click on ‘Submit Details’.

After submitting the information, a new window will open in front of you, in which you will be asked to pay. It has to be submitted from the balance of CSC ID and in this way your Kisan Credit Card will be prepared.

Source: Krishi Jagran

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Testing soil with gramophone proved a boon for Khargone farmer

06/06/2020Posted on

The most important requirement for farming is the soil, hence the healthy soil is very important to get a good production from any crop. The same fact was understood by the farmer Mr. Shekhar Pemaji Chaudhary, a resident of village Pipri under Bhikgaon tehsil of Khargone district. Shekhar had been cultivating bitter gourd for the last few years, in which there was sometimes some loss or even some benefit, but this time he grew bitter gourd as per the advice of Gramophone, in which he got better profit.

This time, Shekhar got Gramophone agricultural experts to conduct soil testing of their fields before cultivation of bitter gourd and also got soil treatment done according to the advice of experts. By doing this, the nutrients in the soil were replenished and it was ready for harvest. After this, Shekhar cultivated bitter gourd and when it came to production, it was much higher than before.

So in this way, soil testing gave Shekhar good production from the bitter gourd crop. If you also want to get your soil tested, then you can contact our toll free number 18003157566 for this. You will be given every information related to soil testing here. Apart from this, you can also login on Gramophone Krishi Mitra app.

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Registration for purchase of Urad and Moong started at MSP in MP, this is the last date

05/06/2020Posted on

The harvesting of moong and urad crop has started by farmers, and the process of registration has also started for procurement of moong and urad on MSP from Madhya Pradesh government. This process has been started from 4 June and its last date is 15 June.

These dates have been announced by tweeting through the official Twitter handle of Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Department. State Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel also retweeted this tweet from the Agriculture Department on Tuesday through his official Twitter handle.

It is important to note that the wheat procurement work has been finished in the state and after that the work of purchasing other crops is also being started slowly so that farmers can focus on their other crops.

Source: Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Department

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Improvement in essential commodities law, farmers will be able to sell produce outside the market

04/06/2020Posted on

In the second cabinet meeting in a week held at the Prime Minister’s residence on Wednesday, several decisions related to farmers have been taken. It was said in this meeting that India is moving in the direction of One Nation One Market. During this period, the declarations of farming were approved under the Self-Reliant India Package and many agricultural products were removed from the Essential Commodities Act.

Along with this, farmers have been allowed to sell products outside the APMC Act. Now the farmers will be able to sell their produce directly to the exporters in addition to the mandi so that they will get more profit.

The Essential Commodities Act is more than six decades old, which is now amended by the government. Under this amendment, essential commodities like cereals, pulses, potatoes, and onions, etc. have been removed from the law. The government has taken this decision to improve the agricultural sector and to increase the income of farmers.

Source: Amar Ujala

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Last date for registration of crop insurance scheme came, register soon and avail benefits

03/06/2020Posted on
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FasaDue to natural disasters like unseasonal rains, hail, drought, crops of farmers is often affected. The Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme protects farmers from these losses. The final date of the crop insurance scheme for this year has arrived. For Kharif crops, the farmers who want to avail of this benefit should insure their crops by 31 July 2020.

Indebted farmers who do not want to avail of crop insurance facility, can give written notice of it in their bank branch 7 days in advance. Apart from this, non-debtor farmers can also insure their crops. For this, these farmers will have to use CSC, bank, agent, or insurance portal.

How to apply?

You can apply for this through the bank and also online. To apply online, go to the link https://pmfby.gov.in/ and fill the form. For this application, a photo and identification card such as PAN card, driving license, voter ID card, or Aadhaar card is required. Apart from this, a document is also required for address proof, for which the farmer has to show the documents related to farming and the Khasra number. For the truth of the crop that has been sown, a letter of pradhan, patwari, or sarpanch has to be given. A cancellation check has to be given so that the claim amount comes directly into the account.

Source: Krishi Jagran

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Good News for Farmers: Increase in Minimum Support Price of 14 Kharif Crops

02/06/2020Posted on
Good News for Farmers Increase in Minimum Support Price of 14 Kharif Crops

In the midst of the Corona crisis, there is great news for farmers. The good news comes from a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Modi yesterday. In this meeting, the minimum support price for 14 crops of Kharif season has been fixed, which has been increased as compared to last year.

The cabinet has fixed MSP of Paddy at Rs 1868, Jowar at Rs 2620, Millet at Rs 2150 per quintal. Besides, MSP of Maize has been fixed at Rs 1850, Peanut Rs 5275, Sunflower Rs 5885, Soybean at Rs 3880 and Cotton’s medium fiber yield at Rs 5515 and long fiber yield at Rs 5825 per quintal.

Significantly, the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), in its report presented before the Union Cabinet recently, recommended raising the support price of 17 kharif crops. Now the Union Cabinet has increased the minimum support price for 14 crops of the Kharif season keeping these recommendations of the CACP.

Source: Zee Business

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Nisarg storm will hit Mumbai: heavy rain will occur in Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP

02/06/2020Posted on
Nisarg storm will hit Mumbai heavy rain will occur in Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP

Just a few days ago, the Amfan cyclone caused a lot of havoc in the Bay of Bengal and now due to a low pressure area over the Arabian Sea, a cyclone named Nisarg is about to start. The cyclone will hit the coasts of Gujarat and Maharashtra at a speed of around 100 kmph passing through the western coasts.

In the 100-year history of cyclonic storms, it has never been seen that a cyclonic storm that develops in the Arabian Sea is formed in June and has hit the shores of Maharashtra. This means that this will be the first cyclone of its kind in a century that is going to hit Mumbai after developing in the Arabian Sea.

The storm will hit Mumbai on June 3 and its impact can be seen in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh. Due to this storm, between June 3 and June 5, these areas can get good रेंस.

Source: jagran

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Free vaccination to protect Cow Descent animals from infectious diseases

01/06/2020Posted on
Free vaccination to protect Cow Descent animals from infectious diseases

Rainfall is coming and you will be aware that during the rainy season there is a fear of spreading many types of infectious diseases. Especially cattle and buffalo descendants are more prone to infectious diseases like Foot and Mouth and Brucella Disease. To prevent this, the central government is now starting a vaccination scheme, which can prevent the disease before it starts.

Under this scheme, all cow and buffalo descendants are to be vaccinated in different states of the country. The Madhya Pradesh government is also going to start vaccination before the onset of rain and about 290 lakh cows and buffalo descendants will be vaccinated here.

A provision of Rs 13 thousand 300 crore has been made for this scheme by the Government of India. Vaccination will be done twice a year under this scheme.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

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