Narendra Modi said farmers are the backbone of India's food security and prosperity, highlighting government initiatives such as PM-Kisan, Fasal Bima Yojana, Kisan Credit Card and PM-KUSUM aimed at boosting incomes, reducing costs and improving agricultural productivity
The announcement came as a surprise, as the Chief Minister's prepared Independence Day speech made no mention of extending the facility to 'farm laborers.' Earlier, Revanth Reddy had unfurled the tricolor and reviewed the Independence Day parade at the Golconda Fort on Thursday.
Senior BRS legislator T Harish Rao demanded the party to clarify the actions of the Congress-led government in Telangana in complete contrast to the party leadership in Delhi with regards to Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.
The government, they said, will launch a mega drive, Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, across all 2.7 lakh panchayats in the country to reach out to beneficiaries and enrol them.
PM Fasal Bima Yojana scheme has failed to deliver any of its intended objectives with the biggest stumbling block for the farmer turning out to be accessing of the "Crop Insurance app"
Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Friday said that Telangana topped the country in quality cotton production and second in the extent of area under which cotton was cultivated. This year, the State government has set a procurement target of 33.20 lakh tonnes, the Minister said during question hour in the Legislative Assembly. The […]
The minister also attached a graph chart released by Ministry of Agriculture on January 15 related to wheat procurement and production from 2013-14 to 2019-20 in his tweet.
