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If the installment of PM Kisan Yojana has not come, then know your status

22/10/2020 Sunday November 29th, 2020

If you have applied under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana and till now your installment money has not come into the bank account, then you can know the reason for it yourself. To know the status of your PM Kisan Scheme, you will have to visit the PM Kisan Portal online.

By visiting PM Kisan Portal, any farmer can get his status related to the scheme by entering his Aadhaar, mobile, and bank account number. If your money has not yet reached your account, go to this link ?https://pmkisan.gov.in/ and find out the reasons for it.

If you have not yet registered under this scheme, then through this Kisan Portal, you can register yourself and take advantage of the scheme.

Source: News 18

Cotton procurement has started in the mandis, sale is being done at this price

21/10/2020

The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has started purchasing cotton at Khandwa Agricultural Produce Market since Monday. On the first day, 70 quintals of cotton were purchased from farmers. On the first day, the price of cotton for the farmers ranged from Rs 4150 to Rs 5553 per quintal.

The farmers got happy after getting good prices and the Cotton Corporation of India has been expecting that many more farmers will come to the market to sell their produce in the coming days.

It is worth noting that last year, the Cotton Corporation of India started buying cotton in the Khandwa district in the first week of October. The previous year’s highest price was Rs 5450 per quintal. This time the first day has crossed the previous year’s highest level. The corporation has increased the price to Rs 5800 per quintal this year.

Source: Bhaskar

Mandi Bhaw: What are the prices of cotton, wheat, maize and soybean in different mandis of MP?

17/10/2020

The prices of cotton, wheat, maize, soybean, etc. crops in Bhikangaon Mandi of Khargone district under Indore division are Rs. 3600, 1585, 1070, and Rs. 3890 per quintal respectively.

Apart from this, wheat in Dhar agricultural produce mandi of Dhar district under Indore division is Rs 1830 per quintal, indigenous gram Rs 4910 per quintal, jowar Rs 1480 per quintal, dollar gram Rs 6030 per quintal, maize Rs 1050 per quintal, peas Rs 3460 per quintal, lentils Rs 4800 per quintal and soybeans 3920 per quintal.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Now ‘Kisan Rail’ will give 50% subsidy in the transportation of fruits and vegetables

16/10/2020 Friday October 16th, 2020

Now farmers will be given subsidies of up to 50% in freight on sending fruits and vegetables by rail. This includes fruits such as mango, banana, guava, kiwi, litchi, papaya, orange, tangerine, lemon, pineapple, pomegranate, jackfruit, apple, almond, amla and rhubarb, and peas, bitter gourd, brinjal, carrot, capsicum, flowers The transportation of vegetables like cabbage, green chilies, cucumbers, legumes, garlic, onions, tomatoes, potatoes will be included.

This system of subsidy on freight movement of fruits and vegetables has been implemented from Wednesday. Not only the farmer but any person can take advantage of this subsidy and the farmer can send fruits and vegetables for only 50% of the fare through rail. It is worth mentioning that in the budget of this financial year, the government announced to run special parcel train ‘Kisan Rail’.

Source: Zee News

Madhya Pradesh leads in procurement of Rabi crops on MSP

15/10/2020

According to data released by the Food Corporation of India, 43 lakh 35 thousand 477 farmers have availed the minimum support price for the purchase of rabi crops in the year 2020-21. 389.77 lakh metric tonnes of food grains have been procured including all farmers. Maximum 15 lakh 93 thousand 793 farmers of Madhya Pradesh have availed the minimum support price.

Punjab fell behind Madhya Pradesh this time in the production of wheat, the most prominent of the rabi crops. This is the reason why Punjab’s farmers have reached the second position this year in taking advantage of the minimum support price. According to FCI data, 10 lakh 49 thousand 982 farmers of Punjab have availed MSP for Rabi crop. Apart from this, 7 lakh 82 thousand 240 farmers of Haryana, 6 lakh 63 thousand 810 of Uttar Pradesh and 2 lakh 18 thousand 638 farmers of Rajasthan have availed minimum support price by selling their crops through फसी.

Source: Amar Ujala

Mandi Bhaw: What are the prices of vegetables in different mandis of Madhya Pradesh?

10/10/2020

The price of vegetables such as tomato, cabbage, cauliflower, brinjal, okra, gourd, etc. is Rs 700, 825, 1025, 850, and 900 per quintal in Sendhwa Mandi of Barwani district under Indore division.

Apart from this, the wheat market price of mill quality in Momanbododia mandi of Shajapur district under Ujjain division is Rs 1934 per quintal and in this mandi, the price of soybean is Rs 3765 per quintal.

Talk about the market price of a gram, lentil, and soybean in Piparai mandi of Ashok Nagar district under Gwalior division is Rs 4775, 5200, and Rs 3665 per quintal respectively. In Gwalior’s Bhind mandi, millet is Rs 1290 per quintal and in Khaniyadhana mandi the mill quality wheat price is Rs 1925 per quintal.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Government will buy more cotton on MSP this year than last year

09/10/2020

The harvesting of Kharif crops is going on and the government has started preparations for its purchase at the support price. This year, the government has increased the target of cotton procurement compared to last year. This year, a target has been set to purchase 125 lakh bales of cotton at the minimum support price.

It is worth noting that one knot weighs 170 kg and last year the government procured 105.24 lakh bales of cotton. The government is preparing to buy about 20 lakh bales more this year.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the expenditure on the purchase of cotton is estimated to be Rs 35,000 crore. At the same time, this expenditure was Rs 28,500 crore in the last Kharif season. The Ministry estimates that this year the production of cotton may increase to 360 million bales, which is more than 357 lakh bales as compared to last year.

Source: Fasal Kranti

MP Government will give compensation of 4000 crores to farmers distressed due to weather

07/10/2020

This year, due to heavy rains, floods and pest-related diseases have caused significant damage to crops. The Central Government had sent a team to assess the damage done to the crop. In Madhya Pradesh, the work of estimation has been completed, now only the farmers are waiting to get assistance.

On this subject, CM Shivraj Chauhan has said that “the entire assistance amount will be provided to the farmers affected by floods and pest-sickness in the state”. It is important to note that due to floods and pest diseases in the state, crops in about 40 lakh hectare area have been affected, for which compensation of about Rs 4,000 crore is expected. Last year, crops of about 60 lakh hectare area were damaged in the state, and compensation of Rs 2000 crore was distributed to the farmers.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Farmers of MP will be able to sell paddy on MSP from this date, registration process is going on

05/10/2020

The Kharif season is in its last phase and harvesting of crops like paddy has started. In such a situation, the Madhya Pradesh government has fixed the date of purchase of paddy at the minimum support price (MSP). Paddy procurement will start from the 25th of November next month.

Explain that the registration process has already started for selling paddy produce at the minimum support price and its last date is October 15. Explain that the purchase of paddy will start from November 25 and will last for more than a month.

Source: Nai Dunia

Mandi Bhaw: What are the prices of potato, onion, tomato and wheat in different mandis of MP?

03/10/2020

Onion prices are running at Rs 850 per quintal at Gautampura Mandi in Indore and tomato, onion, okra, and gourd are priced at Rs 1400, 500, 1200, and 700 per quintal respectively in the Agricultural Produce Market Committee of Khandwa.

Apart from this, the price of potato and onion in Deori mandi of Sagar district is 2700 and 1500 rupees per quintal respectively. Talking about Damoh Mandi, here tomato is Rs 3500 and the potato is Rs 2500 per quintal.

Talking about wheat, at present the price in Gautampura mandi is Rs 1900 per quintal. The price of wheat in Mhow is Rs 1810 per quintal. Wheat prices in Saver and Indore mandi are Rs 1656 and Rs 1519 per quintal respectively.

Source: Kisan Samadhan