e-GramSwaraj App and Swamitva Yojana will be helpful in providing loans to farmers

28/04/2020Posted on
e-GramSwaraj App and Swamitva Yojana will be helpful in providing loans to farmers

On Friday, on the occasion of Panchayati Raj Day, PM Modi spoke to sarpanches across the country through video conferencing. During this time he also launched the e-GramSwaraj portal and app and Swamitva Yojana.

The e-GramSwaraj app will provide all the information about the fund and all other works of the Gram Panchayats, due to which the Panchayat works will get transparency and development works will also be fast.

The Swamitva Yojana will help in removing all the confusion about the property among the villagers, as well as mapping of each property with the help of drones will be done in the villages. After the implementation of this scheme, rural farmers will be able to borrow easily from banks like cities.

Let us know that only a few states have been covered under these schemes. These states include 6 more states including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh which are starting trials of this scheme. If the trial of this scheme is successful then it will be started in every village.

Source: Krishi Jagran

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Purchase of Gram and Lentils on support price will begin in Madhya Pradesh on this day

28/04/2020Posted on
Purchase of Gram and Lentils on support price will begin in Madhya Pradesh on this day

It has been more than two weeks since the procurement of wheat started in Madhya Pradesh on support price. Now the government is going to start procuring gram and lentils from farmers. The purchase of gram and lentils at support price in the state will start from April 29.

On this issue, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan reviewed on Sunday, and during this time he has instructed the officers present there to follow the social distance along with the lockdown guidelines during the process of procuring gram and lentils.

It was told in this review meeting that so far 16 lakh 73 thousand metric tons of wheat has been purchased from three lakh 72 thousand farmers at the support price and farmers have also been paid against it.

Source: Nai Dunia

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

27/04/2020Posted on
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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

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

27/04/2020Posted on
Direct marketing is beneficial for farmers, boost is being given in Corona crisis

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

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

26/04/2020Posted on
Crop Insurance

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

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

25/04/2020Posted on

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

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

24/04/2020Posted on

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

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

23/04/2020Posted on
Know the last date of purchase of wheat on support price in Madhya Pradesh

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

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Reserve Bank gave relief to crores of farmers, increased the date of repaying crop loans

22/04/2020Posted on
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The Reserve Bank has given relief to crores of farmers amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown due to Corona infection. This relief will be provided to crores of farmers of the country who take crop loans from banks through Kisan Credit Card. The Reserve Bank of India has extended the period for repaying the next installment of the crop loan to 31 May.

Apart from this, RBI has also provided relief in the interest rates of farmers. Now farmers can repay the next installment of their crop loan till May 31 at the old rate of only 4% per annum.

A letter was issued on Wednesday on behalf of the Reserve Bank on this subject. It has been clarified in this letter that along with the benefit of a three months moratorium on crop loans due to the Corona crisis, farmers will not have to pay punitive interest for three months.

Source: Outlook

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Wheat procurement continues in MP, Wheat worth Rs 400 crore has been purchased so far

21/04/2020Posted on

Taking all necessary precautions given the Corona crisis, wheat procurement was started on the support price in all the districts of Madhya Pradesh except Indore, Ujjain, and Bhopal from last 15 April. Today, a week has passed since this procurement work started.

In this entire week, wheat worth Rs 400 crore has been purchased from about 1.25 lakh farmers in the last week through about four thousand cooperative societies of the state. The procurement process is being extended further from Tuesday. In this, messages will be sent to about 25 thousand farmers. Society will call 25 farmers, with 20 small and five big farmers.

Source: Nai Dunia

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