BJP bids to win 2019 polls on PM's 'pro-poor' image

According to BJP strategists, PMJAY and the PM Ujjwala Yojana will form the nucleus of the Modi government’s re-election campaign. Veena Mani, Sanjeeb Mukherjee and Archis Mohan report.......

Karnataka farmers need a government sensitive to their demands: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday came down hard on the Siddaramaiah government in poll-bound Karnataka for being 'indifferent' to farm distress and not implementing the crop insurance......

PM directs welfare schemes' implementation in 6 months

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target of six months to ensure the full saturation of his government's welfare schemes, official sources said on Saturday. The government, they said, will......

Lost crop due to PM Modi's rally: MP farmer

A Madhya Pradesh farmer has claimed that he lost his crop because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposed rally in the state on February 18. Farmer Suresh Parmar and his family own 15 acres of......

Modi promises 30 mn 'Lakhpati Didis', higher MSP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday pledged to make 30 million ‘Lakhpati Didis’, up from the 10 million rural women who have already achieved the feat. Photograph: Shrikant......

Budget 2025: What farmers want from Sitharaman

Farmer representatives and agricultural stakeholders urged the government to provide cheaper long-term credit, implement lower taxes, and double the PM-KISAN income support during a comprehensive......

Budget 2020: Farm experts pitch for scrapping GST on agri-inputs

Bharat Krishak Samaj demanded that the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana should be replaced with a new crop insurance and compensation scheme. Removing of GST on agri-inputs, revamping crop......

Agriculture may get 30% hike in FY17 Budget

More funds are expected to be allocated for the new crop insurance scheme, PMSKY and RKVY. To boost the rural sector, the Union department of agriculture is expected to get about 30 per cent higher......