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 pre-budget consultation with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday. The two-hour meeting saw a detailed discussion of proposals, aimed at addressing multiple challenges in the agricultural sector, with key demands focusing on financial relief, market reforms, and strategic investments.
The land pooling policy aims to kick-start a new wave of urbanisation in the predominantly rural state.
Revised draft model Bill clearly says an agriculturist for the purpose of agriculture won't be liable for registration under GST.
Telangana govt currently provides the state's 5.83 million farmers an income support of Rs 4,000 per acre per season, irrespective of the size of their land holding
The resentment against the government has increased.
Data shows that the current system of decentralised marketing and centralised procurement helps Punjab and Haryana farmers the most, while its efficacy in other states has been poor. Experts and farm leaders say success of the laws rests heavily on implementation.
Monsanto has taken the government to court over the royalty.
The farming community expects much more substance from the government, Ajay Vir Jakhar.
It is as much about farmer woes and the lack of job opportunities as about the mixing of religion and politics.
'These three commodities have been chosen very well.' 'It is up to the state governments and central government to see how it is implemented.' 'The government has to do some hand-holding.'
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