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Fadnavis said the committee has finalised ToR, and states have been asked to give their feedback by August 7.
Chief ministers' panel on agri favours linking Finance Commission grants with reforms
19 Jul 2019 9:42 AM

The next meeting of the committee will be on August 16.

PMFBY provides comprehensive crop insurance from pre-sowing to post-harvest period against non-preventable natural risks at extremely low premium rate of 2 per cent for kharif crops, 1.5 per cent for rabi crops and 5 per cent for horticulture and commercial crops.
Govt plans to tweak PMFBY; to make crop insurance voluntary to all farmers
15 Jul 2019 5:52 PM

Among key changes, the ministry has suggested making the scheme voluntary to all farmers including loanee farmers.

Besides PM-KISAN, the government has proposed to increase the allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) to Rs 14,000 crore for the current fiscal against the revised estimate of Rs 12,975.70 crore for the 2018-19. (Representional Image)
Budget 2019: Govt raises budget allocation to agri ministry by 78 pc in FY'20
05 Jul 2019 4:59 PM

PM-KISAN aims to give Rs 6,000 annually in three equal installments to 12.6 crore small and marginal farmers.

IMD has predicted the rainfall over the country as a whole is likely to be near normal this year.
Economic Survey: Govt calls for new policies to improve water facility in farm sector
04 Jul 2019 3:32 PM

The agriculture sector had investment rate much less than half of that of services and industry sectors.


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