The Budget allocation for Ministry of Agriculture and allied activities has grown by 114% since 2010-11
Economists want the government to focus on jobs, farms, and fiscal consolidation. They also favour re-imposition of the long-term capital gains tax on listed securities and mutual funds.
Rural budget set to increase; likely to enhance market linkages for agri commodities
Critics said a 10-plus per cent annual increase in incomes is a tall order, given that between 2002-03 and 2012-13, farm incomes grew yearly by 3.6 per cent.
With India set to be the world's most populous country by 2030, there is a growing need to control population through better use of contraceptives, says Abhishek Waghmare.
The precautions are being proposed to ensure that other cattle varieties are not exported or transported outside the state as Nagori cattle
A clear message was that the ongoing seven-decade-old model of agriculture, based on extensive reliance on subsidy by the government at every stage, was not going to work, said NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar.
A fresh scheme is likely to be released in the upcoming Budget
These three states sought a combined financial assistance of Rs 11,186 crore
Growth in incomes in the top most slabs have increased substantially compared to (a) previous two years and (b) lower income brackets
80% of the surveyed districts did not show any change in migration
Most employment surveys suffer from drawbacks such as limited data coverage, infrequent data collection, and time lag
The Centre has to bear the maximum burden of borrowing NSSF loans to the tune of Rs 1 lakh crore.
Centre, states to share the amount in 60:40 ratio to link unconnected rural habitations and upgrade existing roads till 2020
Workers moving out of agriculture to the rural labour force were largely getting absorbed in construction activities
Life expectancy at birth improved from 59.7 years in 1990 to 70.3 years in 2016 for women.
While Bihar and J&K have the least proportion of bank account holders using debit cards at PoS machines, Telangana's record is the highest.
De-scaling of businesses, job losses and subsequent impact on disposable incomes has created negative sentiment among traders, business owners and workers alike, says Abhishek Waghmare.
While the IMD had forecast a 'normal' monsoon for the entire season, Skymet stated that rain this year would be 'below normal', report Sanjeeb Mukherjee and Sahil Makkar.
Religious leaders come last, with corporations featuring slightly better
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