India has achieved its target of creating 11 crore Farmer IDs five months before the March 31, 2027, deadline, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. The digital identity system aims to streamline access to government schemes and agricultural services.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Puttaparthi on Wednesday to join the centenary celebrations of Sathya Sai Baba and release a commemorative coin and stamps. He will later inaugurate the South India Natural Farming Summit in Coimbatore and release the 21st PM-KISAN instalment
Still under a shadow of uncertainty on how many farmers would actually benefit from it, the much awaited crop loan waiver scheme was launched here on Thursday.
