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Revamp of subsidy regime likely to be in focus in FM Sitharaman's Budget

As of now, the proposal on the table is to consider direct benefit transfer to farmers for food and fertilizer subsidies, sources said

Chhattisgarh maize farmers to get advance payment from govt for yield

The NACOF would be procuring maize from the farmers through the state-controlled Krishi Upaz Mandi for Rs 1760 a quintal

Unseasonal rains damage paddy worth over Rs 8,000 cr in Chhattisgarh

The huge stocks of paddy that the farmers had maintained for selling were reportedly damaged following heavy rains in the state the past three days

Urad prices surge 20% in two months on incessant floods, crop damage

Other pulses follow suit; govt allows imports and release of buffer stock to cool prices

Jharkhand election: Rahul promises loan waiver, Rs 2500 as paddy MSP

Asserting that his party has always fulfilled its promises, he slammed the BJP-led government at the Centre for the "rise in unemployment" in the country

CM Uddhav Thackeray approves subsidy of Rs 500 a quintal for paddy farmers

In July this year, the Centre hiked the MSP for paddy marginally by Rs 65 per quintal to Rs 1,815 for the 2019-20 crop year

Chhattisgarh to procure paddy at MSP, compensate farmers separately

Move follows Centre's refusal to buy grain from states paying more than minimum support price; state govt had purchased paddy at Rs 2,500 a quintal last year

Air pollution: Buy crop residue to check stubble burning, MP advises govt

The government has mandated mixing of 10% ethanol in petrol, but only about 6% is being mixed currently

Govt caught in no man's land as foodgrain mountains keep growing taller

The stock burden along with inadequate Budget allocations for the food subsidy and the Centre's zeal to check the fiscal deficit has worsened FCI's financial position

Chhattisgarh at loggerheads with Centre over paddy MSP, pool quota

Central govt rejects state demand saying norms can't be changed only for Chhattisgarh just to accommodate the higher procurement price it was paying farmmers for paddy

Govt panel reiterates need to review open-ended grain procurement policy

The policy has led to mounting food stocks and adversely affected crop diversification, says report

Wheat MSP raised by 4.6% to Rs 1925/qtl, but it's still lowest in 5 years

Minimum support price for wheat will now be Rs 1,925 a quintal, lowest in the last five years

Top headlines: BSNL, MTNL to merge, Infosys controversy so far and more

Leading exchange BSE on Wednesday asked Infosys to explain why it did not make a disclosure about a whistleblower complaint

Stock in hand, govt marginally hikes MSP of paddy, pulses for kharif season

The government's rice and wheat stocks in the central pool as of June 1 was estimated to be around 74.14 million tonnes

In west Uttar Pradesh, minimum support price for all crops is farmers' wish

Kamal Singh, a beneficiary of PM Kisan Nidhi, and middle-aged broker Khalid bemoan how not just farmers, but tillers and agriculture labourers have suffered after demonetisation

Govt may declare Rs100 bn scheme for MSP to oilseed farmers as imports rise

Under the proposed scheme, the government will pay to farmers the difference between the MSP and monthly average price of oilseeds quoted in major wholesale markets

Centre may use mix of schemes to ensure most farmers get MSP benefits

The NITI Aayog, in a concept note floated a few months back, had suggested three models of procurement

The MSP imbroglio

Traders can't be coerced to buy grains at govt mandated prices

Full implementation of MSP can push fin system under stress: Rangarajan

The government recently hiked the minimum support price for paddy by a steep Rs 200 per quintal as it looked to fulfil its poll promise

Farmers' groups plan 4-month agitation to oppose Centre's MSP hike

Demand MSP linked to C2 formula instead of A2+FL; will hold 400 meetings across the country to counter govt's 'false promise'