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PM KISAN amount stopped due to documents? upload it online and get 6000 annually

27/04/2020 Monday April 27th, 2020

The first installment of total 6 thousand rupees, received under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi’, an ambitious scheme of the Government of India for farmers, has been transferred to the accounts of farmers in the last few days. However, some farmers have not been able to get this installment due to lack of documents.

Under this scheme, farmers apply both offline and online. Many times the application is not accepted as documents such as Aadhaar, mobile number or bank account information would not have been given.

In this case, farmers can upload their documents online from home. For this, farmers have to go to the link of pmkisan.gov.in and go to ‘Farmers Corner’ and upload their documents.

Source: Jansatta

Direct marketing is beneficial for farmers, boost is being given in Corona crisis

27/04/2020 Monday April 27th, 2020

During the Corona crisis, the Government of India is promoting direct marketing among farmers. Under this, the government is striving for farmers’ convenience and better returns. Along with this, states have also been requested by the Central Government to facilitate ‘Direct Marketing’ to farmers/farmer groups / FPOs / cooperatives to facilitate them to sell their produce to bulk buyers / big retailers/processors, etc. give rise to.

However, many states have also promoted ‘direct marketing’. These states include states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Gujarat.

During the lockdown, many states have seen good effects of ‘direct marketing’. During the lockdown in Rajasthan, more than 1,100 direct marketing licenses were granted, which made it easier for farmers to sell their produce.

In Tamil Nadu, market fees were waived under this, due to which traders bought produce from farmers from their fields. At the same time, FPO along with farmers and traders in Uttar Pradesh are supplying the products to the consumers of the cities. This is providing savings and direct benefits in wastage of farmers.

Source: Krishak Jagat

Crop Insurance Scheme: apply with the necessary documents, to compensate for crop loss

26/04/2020 Monday November 23rd, 2020

Due to natural calamities like unseasonal rains, hailstorms, droughts, etc crops of farmers are often affected. To avoid this, the Central Government had launched the Pradhan Mantri Crop Insurance Scheme. With this scheme, farmers can compensate for their crop losses. This scheme started in the year 2016, so far millions of farmers of the country have benefited.

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: Nai Dunia

Government will give 8.8 lakh subsidy on loan of 20 lakh for agribusiness

25/04/2020 Saturday April 25th, 2020

The government is making various efforts to bring educated youth into the agriculture sector. Now the central government has prepared a plan to promote agriculture-related business and to add more and more youth. Under this plan, the government is giving a loan of up to 20 lakh rupees for starting a business related to farming.

The person applying will be given a loan of Rs 20 lakhs individually and a group of five persons will get up to Rs 1 crore. On this loan, a 36 percent subsidy will be given to general category applicants and 44 percent to applicants belonging to scheduled castes, tribes, and women.

To get the benefit of this scheme, one has to take 45 days of training. After training, if the person is found eligible for this loan, then NABARD will give him a loan. To join this scheme visit this link https://www.acabcmis.gov.in/ApplicantReg.aspx

₹36,000 annual pension to farmers, know scheme information and application method

25/04/2020 Saturday April 25th, 2020

Farmers have to face many kinds of problems in old age. Due to the weakening of the body, they are not able to participate fully in agricultural work, that is why they have to face economic crises in old age. To overcome this economic crisis in the old age of farmers, the government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Man-Dhan Yojana. Under this scheme, a pension of 36,000 rupees per year will be given to farmers in old age.

Farmers coming between 18 and 40 years can register under this scheme. Farmers will have to pay a monthly premium of Rs 55 to 200 for a minimum of 20 years and maximum 42 years. The amount the farmers will deposit, the government will deposit the same amount in it. Finally, when the farmer crosses the age of 60, he will get a pension of Rs 36,000 annually from the government. This 36,000 rupees will be given every month in the installment of 3 thousand rupees.

How to register?

Farmers can register under this scheme by visiting their nearest Common Service Center. There is no charge for its registration. If a farmer is availing benefits under the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi, then all he needs to do is to take the Aadhar card only for this scheme.

Farmers’ money will not be lost

If a farmer wants to leave the scheme in the middle, then the money deposited by him will not be lost, but the amount deposited by him will be returned along with the interest received under the savings account.

Source: Krishi Jagran

MP becomes the leading state in wheat storage through scientific method

24/04/2020 Friday April 24th, 2020

Wheat procurement in Madhya Pradesh has been going on daily since April 15 and now its storage has also started. Wheat is being stored scientifically here. Madhya Pradesh has become the leading state in the country in terms of scientific storage. The 289 cooperative societies of the state have procured 11 lakh metric tonnes of wheat from more than 1 lakh of 81 thousand farmers. The acquired wheat is being stored in 25 silo bags and steel silos.

While explaining about silo bags and steel silos, Principal Secretary Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Protection Shri Shivasekhar Shukla said that this is the most modern technology for storing food grains. There is no need to use pesticides to preserve food for a long time. This technique can preserve wheat for a long time without using the pesticide.

This technique helps in maintaining social distancing
Principal Secretary Mr. Shukla explains that the silo-bagged technique is also helpful in maintaining the social distancing required to prevent corona infection. This technology requires less human labor in storage. In this method, the farmer reaches with his produce in a tractor, trolley or truck, then after weighing it with a weighing machine, its entire wheat is emptied for storage at once by the hydraulic system. This entire work takes only 15 to 20 minutes and does not gather much crowd.

Source: Public Relations Department, Madhya Pradesh

Dheeraj Ramesh Chandra of Indore becomes ‘smart farmer’ with the help of Gramophone

24/04/2020 Friday April 24th, 2020

Dheeraj Ramesh Chandra, a farmer of Karjoda village of Depalpur tehsil of Indore district, has been cultivating since his father’s time. He says that Earlier farming was done in very old ways but now many new ways have come. There are many medicines available in the market, but instead of what we ask for, the shopkeepers give other medicines. That is why there is no trust in these medicines, that the crop will be saved or spoiled.”

When Dheeraj was looking for a solution to these problems, he came in contact with Gramophone. He said that he was getting information about the Gramophone from the people of the village when he was looking for a solution to his problem. After that, he started receiving medicines from Gramophone. He said, “From here I received good quality and original medicines at a reasonable price and at the right time, at my home.

Dheeraj stated the advantages of joining Gramophone and said that “Whenever I encountered any problem in the crop, I took a picture of it and uploaded it to the Gramophone app and I got immediate help from Gramophone.” He also told other farmers that even if you do not use a smartphone, you can solve your problem by giving a missed call to the toll-free number. Finally, he described Gramophone as a true friend and companion of the farmers.

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Farmers begin receiving wheat procurement amount in MP, 200 crore given so far

24/04/2020 Friday April 24th, 2020

It has been more than a week since the wheat procurement started in Madhya Pradesh on the support price. Now the farmers of the state have also started getting their wheat procurement money. State Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan himself gave this information. He said that “the process of sending the amount of wheat to farmers’ accounts has been started in the ongoing Rabi procurement work in the state. Approximately Rs 200 crore of the procurement amount has been sent to the banks. In the next 02-03 days, this amount will reach the farmers’ accounts. ”

Compared to last year, this time, twice the wheat has been sold through mandis. The Chief Minister himself was monitoring the work of Rabi procurement in the Ministry along with his ministers and other senior officials. Giving information related to the wheat procurement made so far in this meeting, it was informed that 81% of the purchases made so far have come from deal sheets. Under this, traders are buying wheat from the farmers’ house itself.

However, let us know that through the mandis, so far, twice as much wheat has been purchased as compared to last year. Till last year, 1.11 lakh metric tonnes of wheat were purchased from the mandis, while this time 2 lakh 14 thousand metric tonnes of wheat have been purchased so far.

Source: Public Relations Department, Madhya Pradesh

Know the last date of purchase of wheat on support price in Madhya Pradesh

23/04/2020 Thursday April 23rd, 2020

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan spoke to the farmers of the state through a mobile message about purchase of wheat. He said that in the ongoing lockdown due to the Corona crisis, the government has started the work of purchasing wheat and other rabi crops at support price. He also gave other information related to the purchase in his message. He said that along with the mandis, private buying centers and traders have also been given the facility to sell from home through deal sheets.

The Chief Minister told the farmers that they should not worry, the government will buy every grain of your produce. In this message, he also discussed the last date of purchase. He said that wheat procurement will be done at the procurement centers by May 31 and farmers will be able to sell their produce by June 30 from the deal sheet. Along with this, the Chief Minister also asked the farmers to avoid corona infection and follow the lockdown.

Source: Krishak Jagat

Madhya Pradesh: Sowing target set for 144.6 lakh hectare in Kharif season

23/04/2020 Thursday April 23rd, 2020

The ongoing lockdown due to the Corona epidemic slowed farm work for a few days, but now it has gained momentum. In this series, now the target has been set for the sowing of Kharif crops in Madhya Pradesh. This time, the target of sowing Kharif crops has been set in an area of 144.6 lakh hectares in the state.

Principal Secretary of Agriculture Department Shri Ajit Kesari has said that this time the target of sowing of soybean is in the maximum area of 60 lakh hectares. Apart from this, he targeted to be planted paddy in 31 lakh hectares, urad in 17.50 lakh hectares, maize in 16 lakh hectares, cotton in 6.50 lakh hectares, Pigeon pea in 4.50 lakh hectares, sesame / ram-til in 4.50 lakh hectares, groundnut in 2.50 lakh hectares, moong in 2 lakh hectares and other pulses in 0.10 lakh hectares.

Source: Krishak Jagat