News – Page 480 – Gramophone

Farmers of Madhya Pradesh will get huge discount in electricity bill

02/07/2020 Thursday July 2nd, 2020

The farmers have suffered financially due to the nationwide lock-down that began in the last week of March. In view of this, the central government along with different state governments is providing financial assistance to the farmers. In this sequence, the Government of Madhya Pradesh has decided to provide relief to farmers in agriculture as well as domestic electricity bills.

Under this exemption, all such domestic consumers of the state who are beneficiaries of Sambal Yojana and whose monthly bill was up to Rs 100 in April 2020, their next three months i.e. May, June, and July 2020, the amount will come to Rs 100. But in these three months, only 50 rupees per month are being charged from them.
Apart from this, all household users whose bills were up to Rs 100 in the month of April 2020, when the amount of the bills in the next three months i.e. May, June, and July 2020 comes from Rs 100 to Rs 400, then from them only 100 in these three months. An amount of Rs. Per month is being taken.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

MP Government preparing to reduce Mandi Fees, Amendment bill may come soon

30/06/2020 Saturday June 26th, 2021

Recently, the Madhya Pradesh government has done many tasks to provide fair prices to the farmers of the state. These include the establishment of a private market and the decision to allow traders to buy produce from the farm and home. Now in this episode, the state government is preparing to take another big step.

The Madhya Pradesh government is preparing to reduce the mandi fee. The ordinance issued by the Shivraj government to amend the Mandi Act is about to bring the bill in the monsoon session of the assembly. It will simplify trade in the market. According to sources, the committee headed by Additional Chief Secretary Labor, Dr. Rajesh Rajaura is preparing a blueprint for amendment in the Mandi Act.

It is worth noting that one and a half percent mandi fees are charged per quintal in the transactions done in the mandis. But under the new provisions, the government is preparing to bring, it can be reduced so that more and more farmers bring their produce to the market.

Source: Nai Dunia

Under Falodyan Yojana, farmers will get Rs. 2.25 lakhs in 3 years

29/06/2020

The government is launching Phalodyan Yojana for small marginal farmers. If the farmers join this scheme, they will get a grant of about Rs 2.25 lakh from the government in three years. Under the scheme, the farmer has to plant 4 fruits in one acre. Farmers can also plant it on the ridges of their fields if they wish. The farmer will be provided with 4 hundred fruit plants for an area of 1 acre.

Under this scheme, in the initial year, the farmer will be given 316 days of wages under MGNREGA in lieu of planting and maintaining the garden. 35 thousand rupees grant will be given separately for the material coming under the supervision of the garden, continuously for three years.

Under this scheme, farmers can plant regional fruits including papaya, pomegranate, berries, munga, guava, orange, for which the particular weather of that place is favorable. Priority will be given in the scheme to such farming families, whose head is a woman or a disabled person. Apart from this, BPL card holders, Indira Awas Yojana beneficiaries, SC, ST, and small marginal farmers can be availed of the scheme.

Source: Bhaskar

Monsoon effect: 104% increase in cotton sowing with pulses, oilseed crops

28/06/2020 Sunday June 28th, 2020

Many states across the country received good rains in the pre-monsoon season in June and now the monsoon is also seen to be active in many states. The result of this monsoon effect is that there has been a huge increase of 104.25 percent in the sowing of Kharif crops.

Sowing of oilseeds, cotton, and coarse cereals along with pulses is very high in Kharif crops. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, at present, the sowing of Kharif crops has increased to 315.63 lakh hectare, which reached 154.53 lakh hectare by this time last year.

Paddy has been planted in 37.71 lakh hectare, which was slightly less than 27.93 lakh hectare till this time last year. The sowing of pulses crops has also increased to 19.40 lakh hectare, which was just 6.03 lakh hectare till this time last year. Talk about cotton sowing has also increased to 71.69 lakh hectare, which was only 27.08 lakh hectare till this time last year.

Source: Outlook Agriculture

Seeing the monsoon active in the entire MP, smiles on the faces of farmers scattered

27/06/2020

Take precautions related to agriculture during the weather changes

After knocking on the scheduled time, the monsoon has gradually become active throughout Madhya Pradesh. Seeing the activation of monsoon, the smile on the face of the farmers has also shattered. The monsoon rains are like a gift, especially for the paddy farmers.

Apart from this, farmers who cultivate maize are also happy with the monsoon rains. However, this rain can also cause pest infestation in crops like soybean and cotton, for which farmers should take preventive measures in advance.

If we talk about the weather forecast of Madhya Pradesh during the next 24 hours, light to moderate rain is expected in some parts of the state. Earlier, good monsoon rains have been witnessed in the areas of Jabalpur, Bhopal.

Source: Nai Dunia

Amendment in PM Kisan Scheme, 2 crore additional farmers will get installment of 6 thousand rupees

26/06/2020 Saturday June 26th, 2021

Under the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, the next installment will be available to farmers from August 1, 2020. It is worth mentioning that this ambitious scheme was started last year, under which money is sent directly to the bank accounts of farmers as financial aid by the central government. However, now a major change has taken place in this scheme, which will benefit 2 crore farmers who are not able to avail of the scheme.

According to Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Chaudhari, the scope of farmers covered under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana has been expanded. Now the obligation to own up to 2 hectares of cultivable land has been abolished under this scheme. This will benefit more than 2 crore farmers and they will be given an installment of 6 thousand rupees soon.

Source: Krishi Jagran

India became the first country in the world to control locusts by drones

25/06/2020 Tuesday June 30th, 2020

Locust team attacks have been taking place in states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh for the last several weeks. In such a situation, several efforts have been made for locust control campaigns in India, due to which locust control is getting success. India has done something to control locusts, which is being praised all over the world. Actually, India has resorted to drones for locust control and has also become the first country in the world to do so.

Locusts causing heavy damage to crops are being wiped out by air spraying with the help of drones. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has also praised India for this success achieved on locusts.

According to the news, this work is being carried out with the help of the Agriculture Department, Local Administration, and Border Security Force of many states of the country. Locust control work has been successfully completed in about 114,026 hectares in Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.

Source: Krishi Jagran

26 thousand Krishak Mitras will be posted in MP, farmers will get information about government schemes

24/06/2020 Saturday June 26th, 2021

Now farmers of MP will directly connect with exporters of many states including Maharashtra, UP

The Government of Madhya Pradesh is going to deploy 26 thousand Krishak Mitras to spread information about agriculture-related schemes among the farmers. Significantly, the previous Kamal Nath government of the state had also planned to appoint one “Krishak Bandhu” on every two panchayats. Inverting this plan, now the present government has planned to deploy 26 thousand Krishak Mitras. State Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel has instructed Principal Secretary Ajit Kesari to make Krishak Mitra again.

On this issue, the officials of the Agriculture Department have said that only the local progressive farmer will be made a Krishak Mitra. Their job will be to inform the farmers about the work being done by the government and also encourage the use of technology in farming. Even if farmers face any problem in getting the benefits of any scheme, these Krishak Mitras will inform them at a senior level.

Source: Nai Dunia

9.87 crore farmers can get loans up to 3 lakh rupees under KCC

23/06/2020 Saturday June 26th, 2021

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

For every farmer associated with the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme, the Central Government has planned to give loans at a cheaper rate. The objective of this scheme is that no farmer should leave farming due to lack of money. Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Chaudhary said that in the coming days, 2.5 crore farmers will be given a loan of Rs 2 lakh crore under the Kisan Credit Card. This huge amount will be given to the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.

Explain that the loan rate on Kisan Credit Card is 4%. Farmers can easily avail loans up to Rs 1.60 lakh without any security at the interest rate of 4%. Not only this, if the farmer pays this loan on time, then his loan amount can be increased to Rs 3 lakh.

The Union Minister of State for Agriculture further informed that from March 1 to now, about 3 crore farmers of the country have been provided an agricultural loan of Rs 4.22 lakh crore, in which 3 months interest has also been waived. Along with this, credit cards have also been issued to 25 lakh new farmers associated with the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme.

Source: Krishi Jagran

This year farmers can produce record rice

22/06/2020 Monday June 22nd, 2020

This year farmers can produce record rice

This year farmers of the country can produce a record in rice production. The reason behind this is being told by the government to increase the price of paddy and the possible good monsoon rains, due to which farmers are sowing paddy on a large scale. Due to this, there is likely to be a record increase in rice production in the country.

On this issue, the President of Rice Exporters Association of India BV Krishna Rao said that “farmers are interested in growing paddy. They are likely to expand due to government support. In the new marketing year we can produce 120 million tonnes. The government has increased the price at which it will buy new season rice from farmers.”

Nitin Gupta, vice-president of Olam India, said on the subject that “rising global prices, good monsoon rains and increasing exports are encouraging Indian farmers to plant more rice”. Gupta said that unlike its rivals, India has a large surplus for exports and it will grow further in the new season.

Source: Fasal Kranti