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During his Praja Galam at Pathapatnam in Srikakulam district on Tuesday, Naidu pledged to finalize the pending tasks of the Polavaram project with collaboration from the Centre.
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The manifestos of both Congress and BJP lack a broader vision for the future of agriculture
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Addressing a news conference, he said the Civil Supplies Corporation would ensure its competitive presence in every market where the need for regulating private operations was felt.
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BRS MLA Palla Rajeshwar Reddy said the delay in paddy procurement by the State govt was forcing farmers to sell their produce to private traders in open market for just Rs 1,500-1,700 per quintal
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BRS sought a compensation of Rs 25,000 per acre towards crop loss, Rs 500 per quintal bonus of paddy in addition to Minimum Support Price, disbursement of Rythu Bharosa investment support and also crop loan waiver upto Rs 2 lakh.
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According to him, the government had fixed the Minimum Support Price(MSP) for paddy 'A' grade Rs. 2203 per quintal and Rs. 2183 per quintal for normal quality.
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Implementing the Swaminathan Committee formula will significantly raise MSP, and, in turn, farmers’ profitability
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Farmers in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab are holding a "Delhi Chalo" protest for Minimum Support Price law, despite inconclusive meetings with Union ministers
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The agitated farmers even blocked vehicular traffic for some time near the market and raised slogans against the market committee chairman
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The success of PM-PRANAM hinges on farmers’ adoption of natural fertilizers but will they do it if they see no benefits in it?
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State Congress unit president A Revanth Reddy demanded the State Government to declare Minimum Support Price for cotton
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MSP for cotton had to be declared by BJP-led union Government and it does not come under State Government’s purview, said Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy.
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Hyderabad: In sharp contrast to his earlier position on crop diversification, union Food Minister Piyush Goyal recently urged States to encourage paddy cultivation citing huge demand for rice in the global market. The Centre, however, has not announced a ‘Plan B’ in case of a drop in demand once the crops come up for harvesting […]
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By Seela Subba Rao The Centre in June 2021 approved an increase in Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all mandated kharif crops for the marketing season 2021-22. The highest absolute increase in MSP over the previous year was recommended for sesamum (Rs 452 per quintal) followed by tur and urad Rs 300 per quintal each. […]
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Hyderabad: TPCC president A Revanth Reddy appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to order a CBI probe into the irregularities in paddy procurement during the last two Kharif seasons in the State. He also appealed to the Prime Minister to extend Minimum Support Price (MSP) for farmers, who taken […]
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Hyderabad: Lashing out at BJP State president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar, TRS MLC and Rythu Bandhu Samithi Chairman Palla Rajeshwar Reddy said the former lacks basic knowledge about food grain procurement. At a time when the Centre went on record saying farmers suicides had come down drastically in Telangana, the BJP State leaders were […]
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Chandigarh: As the wheat arrivals surge across agrarian state Punjab, the total purchase of wheat has created a record in five years, officials said on Monday. Government agencies have procured 4.3 lakh metric tons of wheat till April 10, against the earlier highest peak of 38,019 metric tons in 2018. An official told IANS this […]
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By Arun Sinha Regardless of how the government negotiates with the farmers on the issue of legally guaranteed Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 23 crops, there seems to be no way it can abandon them. The state has been a foster father to the farmers, encouraging them to grow wheat and rice, pushing them to […]
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Hyderabad: A two-judge Bench of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili affirmed that there was a need to have certain parameters that decide the eligibility of a person in availing State’s welfare schemes. The Bench was dealing with a writ plea that contended that transgenders have […]
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Nalgonda: Thungathurthy MLA Gadari Kishore Kumar on Thursday appealed to farmers as well as common people to support the decision of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to fight against the anti-farmer and anti-people policies being pursued by the Central government. Speaking at a media conference at Shaligowraram in the district, the TRS MLA said that […]