Centre's 3-week plan to highlight pro-farmer, Dalit policies

The government has planned a series of events in the next three weeks to highlight the rural and agrarian focus of its policies and programmes, particularly those for farmers and Dalits. These......

TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

Big boost for agriculture, bags Rs 44,485 crore grant in FY17

To reduce the burden of loan repayment on farmers, a provision of Rs 15,000 crore has been made in the budgetary estimate of 2016-17 towards interest subvention.   Amid growing farm distress......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

Soon, Nabard scheme for marginal farmers

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, West Bengal is planning to introduce a new financing scheme for small and marginal farmers, tenant farmers, oral lessees and share croppers......