7 crore farmers get big relief, exemption for not depositing agricultural loan for 3 months

23/05/2020Posted on
Gramophone's onion farmer

The countrywide lockdown has been going on for more than two months to prevent the infection of the Corona global epidemic. Due to this lockdown, farmers have been facing many problems. Because of these problems, now 7 crore KCC holder farmers have been given big relief. The date of depositing the next installment of the loan taken by the farmers has been extended.

The date of depositing the installment was increased once earlier from March month to 31 May. Now this extended date has once again been extended for three months to 31 August. This means that even if you do not pay the loan installment for the next 3 months, the bank will not put any pressure on you.

Source: Krishi Jagran

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Provision of 500 crores under Operation Green, know which farmers will benefit

22/05/2020Posted on
Provision of 500 crores under Operation Green, know which farmers will benefit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced Rs 20 lakh crore under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Package to deal with the situation created by the Corona tragedy. A large part of this large package is going to be planted in the agriculture sector, which was later announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In this episode, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Operation Green will be further promoted.

Explain that earlier tomato, onions, and potatoes used to come under this scheme, but now all other fruits and vegetables will also be brought under it. Apart from this a provision of Rs 500 crore will also be made for this scheme which will benefit many farmers.

The food items that are destroyed will be saved from this scheme and farmers will not have to sell their crops at low prices under adverse conditions. Under this scheme, a 50% subsidy will be given on the transport of all fruits and vegetables and also 50% on storage.

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Know what is herbal farming which will get 4000 crores from Aatm Nirbhar Bharat Package

20/05/2020Posted on
Know what is herbal farming which will get 4000 crores from Aatm Nirbhar Bharat Package

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced Rs 20 lakh crore under the Aatm Nirbhar Bharat Package to deal with the situation created by the Corona tragedy. A large part of this large package is going to be planted in the agriculture sector, which was later announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The government is going to spend a huge amount on every small and big area under agriculture. In this episode, it has been said that the government will spend Rs 4000 crore in the field of herbal farming.

What is herbal farming?
Under herbal farming, farmers cultivate plants that are used to make Ayurvedic medicines and personal care products. Under this, medicinal plants like Ashwagandha, Tulsi, Aloe vera, Atish, Kuth, Kutki, Karanja, Kapikachu, Shankhpushpi, etc. are cultivated.

Referring to herbal farming, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Rs 4000 crore has been sanctioned to further promote this sector. She said that in the next two years, herbal crops will be cultivated on 10 lakh hectares of land.

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One lakh crores will be spent on the development of Indian agricultural infrastructure

18/05/2020Posted on
One lakh crores will be spent on the development of Indian agricultural infrastructure

India has always been an agricultural country and even today India holds the number one position in the production of many crops all over the world. This is when the infrastructure of the Indian agriculture sector is not as modern as other developed countries. However, the government is now moving forward to make this agricultural infrastructure more modern and developed.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced last Friday a Rs 1 lakh crore package for the development of agricultural infrastructure as part of the Aatm Nirbhar Bharat campaign announced by PM Modi to tackle the economic crisis that has arisen from the Corona epidemic.

This large package of one lakh crore rupees will develop the agriculture sector across the country. It will help to develop a cold chain, value chain under it. Farmers’ Production Federation, agricultural entrepreneurs, startups, etc. will be able to get its benefits on the farmgate.

Finance Minister Sitharaman has made several big announcements in the last few days regarding agriculture, which is arousing new confidence in the minds of farmers. If these announcements are realized on the ground, then the Indian economy will also get good momentum.

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M.P. Mandi Act changed, new options open for farmers, Got rid of middlemen

17/05/2020Posted on
Private mandis will now open in Madhya Pradesh, farmers will benefit from this

Farmers do not have many options to sell their products and are forced to sell their produce in government mandis. Due to this, many times they do not get good prices for their produce. Understanding these problems of farmers, the Madhya Pradesh government has now announced to start mandis and new procurement centers in the private sector. Along with this announcement, the Mandi Act has also changed in the state.

During the discussion on the amendment of mandi rules in the ministry, the Chief Minister of the state Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the government must provide the right price to the farmers. By doing this, the competition will increase and farmers will get direct benefits. This will also provide relief to farmers from brokers and middlemen. Farmers will get many options to sell their crops. The farmer can sell the crop at his convenience wherever he wants.

Source: Madhya Pradesh Ministry of Agriculture

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India will move towards Agricultural Revolution, FM announced many agricultural reforms

16/05/2020Posted on
Aatm Nirbhar Bharat Package 2 lakh crore gift to farmers, Finance Minister announced

PM Modi had announced Rs 20 lakh crore under the Aatm Nirbhar Bharat Package to deal with the situation arising out of the Corona tragedy. For the last three days, every detail related to this package is being given by the Union Finance Minister. In this series, announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the last two days, it seems that the country is going to move towards a new agricultural revolution.

In the last two days, the Finance Minister has made several positive announcements regarding the agriculture sector. In this series, on Friday, She has announced one lakh crore rupees to improve agricultural infrastructure in the country. On Thursday, She announced a concessional loan of Rs 2 lakh crore for the agriculture sector.

What is special in these announcements?

  • The government will provide benefits to the farmers under Operation Green for vegetable supply. In this, storage, packaging, branding of agricultural products will be done.
  • Emphasis will be on herbal farming, for this the government has announced a plan of 4 thousand crores.
  • To provide additional income to the farmers, the government has introduced a plan of Rs 500 crore for beekeeping. This will benefit 2 lakh beekeepers.
  • Government will spend about 15 thousand crores to improve animal husbandry infrastructure.
  • The government will give a discount of 2% on the loan interest taken under the dairy sector, which will benefit millions of farmers.
  • In the area of ​​fisheries, the government will provide huge financial assistance of 20 thousand crores.
  • The government has also announced 64 thousand crores for crop insurance.
  • In the field of food processing also, the government has announced to spend 10 thousand crore rupees.
  • However, the Finance Minister has also said that more announcements are yet to be made related to the agriculture sector.
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Aatm Nirbhar Bharat Package: 2 lakh crore gift to farmers, Finance Minister announced

15/05/2020Posted on
Aatm Nirbhar Bharat Package 2 lakh crore gift to farmers, Finance Minister announced

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced how much money will be given to which area under the Aatm Nirbhar Bharat Package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During this, he also made several other announcements with a concessional loan of Rs 2 lakh crore for the agricultural sector.

The Finance Minister said that three crore small farmers have already been given a loan of four lakh crore rupees at a low-interest rate. A loan of Rs 25,000 crore has been sanctioned to 25 lakh new Kisan Credit Card holders. She said that loans worth Rs 86,000 crore were sanctioned for 63 lakh people in March and April.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that now Fishermans and animal husbandry farmers will also be able to take advantage of the credit card. Also, a concessional loan of Rs 2 lakh crore was announced through Kisan Credit Card.

Along with this, an additional facility of 30 thousand crores for farmers (Additional Emergency Working Capital) has also been announced, which will benefit 3 crore farmers and will be funded by NABARD Bank.

To give a boost to the rural economy, there has also been talking of giving Rs 4200 crore to the states under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund. Apart from this, She said that “giving relief in repayment on crop loan, the repayment date on March 1 has been extended till May 31. 25 lakh new Kisan Credit Cards have been issued, with a loan limit of 25 thousand. Crore. ”

Source: Navbharat Times

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Farmers will sell their produce through online portals in 962 mandis

13/05/2020Posted on
Farmers will sell their produce through online portals in 962 mandis

Farmers often face a lot of problems selling their produce. Sometimes they do not get the right price, sometimes they do not get buyers. In order to overcome this problem, the government started an online portal e-NAM in the year 2016. It is a type of online market which is very popular among farmers and agricultural traders. Recently some new features were added to this portal, with the help of which farmers can sell their produce directly from home or farm. Recently, various mandis of states have also been added to this portal.

Let us know that this portal, known as National Agricultural Market (E-NAM), has recently been connected to 177 new mandis. After this, the total number of mandis in e-NAM now stands at 962. Earlier the number was 785.

Any farmer can register himself on this portal. Farmers can upload their produce for sale online to the mandis registered in the e-NAM and traders can also bid for the lots available for sale under the e-NAM from any location.

For more information, visit www.enam.gov.in

Source: Kisan Samadhan

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PM KISAN: 9.13 crore farmers get benefits, you can register yourself in minutes

12/05/2020Posted on
PM kisan samman

A nationwide lockdown has continued since March to prevent the spread of corona infection. During this period, 9.13 crore farmers have benefited from PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. An amount of Rs 18,253 crore has been sent to the bank account of the farmers under this scheme. However, many farmers are still unable to join this scheme, due to which they have not been able to get the benefit.

Explain that it is very easy to register under this scheme. You can register for PM-Kisan Yojana online through some steps.

For this, first go to the official website of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana and log on. After that, move your mouse cursor over the ‘Farmers Corner’ section and select the ‘New Farmer Registration’ option in its drop down list. After this, you will have to enter the number and captcha of the Aadhaar card and then you will have to complete the registration process by putting your complete information on the page that opens.

Through this official website of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme, you can also see the list of beneficiaries of the scheme.

Source: Dainik Jagran

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Now all farmers in MP will have Crop Insurance, Government will take a decision soon

09/05/2020Posted on
Crop Insurance

The government of Madhya Pradesh has taken several steps for the interest of farmers in the last few days. In the same sequence, the government has also discussed that all the farmers of the state should be insured under the Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme. The government can decide on this soon.

Talking to the media on this subject, Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel said that “every farmer in the state will get crop insurance under the Prime Minister’s Crop Insurance Scheme, the state government is going to take this decision soon.”

Significantly, there are about 65 lakh farmers in Madhya Pradesh and among them, 36 lakh farmers insure their crops. The premium for crop insurance is 12%, in which the farmer pays around 2% and the state and central government combine the remaining amount. In the coming time, due to more and more farmers joining this scheme, the premium is likely to decrease further.

Source: IANS

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