dbt: Tur and onion growers may be paid via DBT for procurement

2023-11-24 18:20:17 New Delhi: The government plans to pay farmers for the purchase of tur and onions by directly transferring the amount to their bank accounts within 48 hours of the procurement, said a senior official. Until now, the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India and National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Ltd – … Read more

Prime Minister Modi weighs giving small farmers more cash before 2024 elections

2023-10-11 02:24:49 India’s government is considering a plan to boost cash support to small farmers by a third, allowing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party to shore up support from a key voting bloc ahead of elections. The government is weighing options to raise the annual direct cash transfer to small farmers to Rs 8,000 … Read more