The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha even Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) Scheme for farmers to establish solar pumps and grid-connected solar and other renewable power plants in the country has been announced by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). With a total central financial support of Rs. 34,422 ...
Read More »Farmers’ crops to be insured under PM Modi’s scheme in Tamil Nadu district
Officials in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district have been ordered to make sure that farmers taking up “kuruvai” paddy cultivation, insure their crops under the Prime Minister’s insurance scheme. Chairing a review meeting here on Thursday, District Collector A Annadurai directed Agriculture Department officials to set up nodal centres in each ...
Read More »Madhya Pradesh government launches farmers’debt relief scheme, allocates Rs 1,000 crore
Amid violent protests by farmers demanding loan waivers and fair price for their produce, the Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday launched a new debt relief scheme – Krishi Rin Samadhan Yojana — for farmers. The cabinet also allocated Rs 1,000 crore for the scheme, minister Archana Chitnis was quoted as saying ...
Read More »Krishi Sampada-Boon for Farmers
National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) have initiated a scheme for Backward Class farmers and vendors. The Schemes aims at providing loan to needy farmers. Objective: To provide loan to farmers and vendors. Eligibility: Backward Class People in India. Farmers working for Rabi, Kharif and Cash Crop. Benefits: ...
Read More »Scheme for Mega Food Parks
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries, GoI, to develop mega food parks in the country and to provide the modern infrastructural facilities in Food processing sector has launched this scheme. Objectives To increase the realization for farmers. Creation of high quality processing infrastructure. Reduction in wastage. Capacity building of producers. ...
Read More »Health Schemes for Farmers and Others: Punjab
Bhai Ghanhya Sehat Sewa Scheme Objective This scheme aims to provide equitable, affordable, and quality health care services to farmers and other poor sections of Punjab and it is managed by Bhai Ghanhya Trust at state level. It is an insurance backed Scheme. Eligibility Members or employees of the Eligible ...
Read More »Bumper Schemes for Farmers: Himachal Pradesh
The Agriculture Department of HP has some good schemes to give to the farmers of the state. Objective To provide fertilizers to the farmers of the state at subsidised rates. To educate the farmers on the balanced use of fertilizers. Benefits 100% subsidy on transportation of all kinds of fertilizers ...
Read More »Goa: Assistance For Piggery Development
Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Goa Government has come up with new scheme for providing assistance to farmers for developing piggery units in the state. Objectives: To motivate farmers to undertake piggery production. To upgrade local stock to make piggery farming profitable. To make state self sufficient in ...
Read More »Telangana: Rythu Bandhu Scheme
To prevent farmers from resorting to distress sales, Rythu Bandhu Pathakam has been introduced by Agriculture Department under Telangana Government in the Agriculture Market Committees to provide finance to the farmers against pledge of their produce. Beneficiaries: Every farmer of the state is eligible for the pledge loan under the ...
Read More »Price Stabilisation Fund / Central Corpus Fund
Prices of some of the horticulture commodities especially onion and potato are highly volatile. At the harvest time and soon thereafter, a steep fall in the wholesale and retail prices is normally observed. With depletion of the stored stocks, the prices tend to increase. This phenomenon is more apparent in ...
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