Chandrapur: Former minister and BJP MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar has urged chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and agriculture minister Dattatray Bharane to intervene after Chandrapur farmers were allegedly charged significantly higher crop insurance premiums than those in neighbouring districts for the 2026 kharif season under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).In separate letters to the two…
Ludhiana: Punjab agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian Tuesday defended the state’s decision not to implement the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in its present form, arguing that the scheme needs to be made more farmer-friendly before it can benefit Punjab’s cultivators.His remarks come amid criticism from Union ministers, including agriculture minister Shivraj Singh…
Vijayanagara: Lakhs of farmers across Vijayanagara district are staring at an uncertain future, with the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) allegedly failing to provide compensation for crop losses suffered during the previous kharif and rabi seasons.Nearly 80% of the district’s farmers reportedly suffered extensive crop loss. The destruction was caused by a combination of…
Agriculture minister Pijush Hazarika holds a review meeting Guwahati: Agriculture minister Pijush Hazarika on Sunday warned seed and fertiliser suppliers of criminal action and license cancellation over delay in supply.The minister, during a review meeting of the agriculture department on Sunday in Guwahati, emphasised that seed and fertiliser distribution must be transparent, ordering that high-quality…
Agartala: Tripura’s agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister, Ratan Lal Nath, has called for increased central aid for the state’s farmers and requested more funding for fertilisers, as well as measures to expand hybrid paddy farming.During a recent national conference on agriculture for the Kharif campaign, Nath said he had discussed with Union agriculture minister Shivraj…
Deputy chief minister KV Singh Deo is chairing a high-level review meeting on Wednesday to tackle below-monsoon forecast and El Nino impact Deputy chief minister KV Singh Deo is chairing a high-level review meeting on Wednesday to tackle below-monsoon forecast and El Nino impact Deputy chief minister KV Singh Deo is chairing a high-level review…
Farmers under Bharatiya Krishik Samaj stage a march and submit demands for adequate farm inputs before the early monsoon. Belagavi: The Bharatiya Krishik Samaj (BKS) submitted a memorandum to the state govt on Monday, urging immediate measures to ensure the timely and adequate supply of seeds and fertilisers in view of the early onset of…
Kishan Reddy G Kishan Reddy , BJP State President & Union Minister of Coal and Mines addressing the media at Dr Shyam Prasad Mukherjee Bhavan, BJP State Office, Nampally in the city on Sunday. Pic:TOI Hyderabad: Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday alleged that chief minister A Revanth Reddy had no trust in govt…
Lucknow: UP govt approved Rs 450 crore subsidy as part of the National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP), a crucial protective measure for farmers amid instances of crop damage caused by inclement weather. A sum of Rs 247.39 crore was released to be paid as premium for insurance cover to farmers against crop losses.As per a…
