Athikadavu project launch by month-end, says Edappadi K Palaniswami
6 years, 1 month ago

Athikadavu project launch by month-end, says Edappadi K Palaniswami

Deccan Chronicle  

Coimbatore: The foundation stone for the Athikadavu - Avinashi project will be laid by the end of this month said Tamil Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami here, after inaugurating farmers’ leader C. Narayana Samy Naidu memorial building near Vaiyampalayam, on the outskirts of the city, on Wednesday. Within the last seven years, food grain production has crossed 100 metric tons, five times in Tamil Nadu, due to the second green revolution achieved by continuous farmers’ welfare projects that were introduced by the AIADMK government. Around 16 lakh farmers have registered for crop compensation insurance scheme during 2018-19 which is more than 2,41,000 farmers compared to last year, added the Chief Minister. Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development, S.P Velumani, MLAs Arukutty, O.K Chinnaraj, Ettimadai Shanmugam, P.R.G Arunkumar, Kasthuri Vasu, Amman Arjunan, MP Mahendran, ex-Mayor S.M Velusamy, and several party functionaries, participated in the event.

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Centre raises crop insurance allocation, fertiliser subsidy to support farmers
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Centre raises crop insurance allocation, fertiliser subsidy to support farmers

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the government's first decision in the New Year is dedicated to farmers, as the Union Cabinet headed by him enhanced allocation to crop insurance scheme and raised subsidy to a key fertiliser. The Cabinet's decision on extending the one-time special package on Di-Ammonium Phosphate will help farmers by ensuring the fertiliser at …

Centre raises crop insurance allocation, fertiliser subsidy to support farmers
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Centre raises crop insurance allocation, fertiliser subsidy to support farmers

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the government's first decision in the New Year is dedicated to farmers, as the Union Cabinet headed by him enhanced allocation to crop insurance scheme and raised subsidy to a key fertiliser. The Cabinet's decision on extending the one-time special package on Di-Ammonium Phosphate will help farmers by ensuring the fertiliser at …

BJP to stage hunger strike from August 20 over Athikadavu-Avinashi project
7 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP to stage hunger strike from August 20 over Athikadavu-Avinashi project

The Hindu  

BJP functionaries and farmers will stage an indefinite hunger strike from August 20 calling upon the State government to implement the Athikadavu – Avinashi Groundwater Recharge project and Drinking Water Supply Scheme and compensate farmers whose land have been used for laying pipelines, said the party’s State president K. Annamalai. Mr. Annamalai inspected the project’s third pumping station at Thiruvachi …

Andhra Ministers to come up with best crop insurance scheme for farmers
8 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Ministers to come up with best crop insurance scheme for farmers

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: A Group of Ministers on Monday reviewed the crop insurance scheme and directed officials to ensure effective implementation to ensure that farmers get the intended benefit. Agriculture Minister K Atchannaidu, along with Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar and Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav, directed the officials to implement the best insurance scheme for farmers as advised by the Central government. …

AP to Divert 60 Lakh Farmers Towards Natural Farming
8 months, 2 weeks ago

AP to Divert 60 Lakh Farmers Towards Natural Farming

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Agriculture minister K. Atchannaidu said Andhra Pradesh government is encouraging 60 lakh farmers to take up natural farming in the state. The minister congratulated Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming, agricultural department and farmers for winning the "Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity" award. Atchannaidu disclosed that woman farmer Nagendramma received this award on behalf of 10 lakh APCNF farmers who …

Unending woes of Telangana’s farmers
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Unending woes of Telangana’s farmers

The Hindu  

Exactly a month ago, Telangana farmer Itharaveni Rajesham succumbed to heat stroke while perched atop a small heap of 38 quintals of paddy, waiting for his turn to sell it at a government-run procurement centre in Ragampeta village, 28 km from the Karimnagar district headquarters. “He was visibly exhausted, shuttling between his house and the procurement centre to sell his …

Tamil Nadu unveils scheme for chemical-free practices
1 year, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu unveils scheme for chemical-free practices

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: Tamil Nadu has allocated ₹42,281.8 crore for agriculture department, including animal husbandry and fisheries, in a budget tabled separately for agriculture on Tuesday. The state government said, ₹ 14.55 crore has been disbursed to 9,988 farmers of Thoothukudi for the crop loss “It aims to eradicate hunger and poverty among the people, ensure food security, provide nutritious sustenance, enhance …

Agriculture budget 2024-25 presented in Tamil Nadu Assembly
1 year, 1 month ago

Agriculture budget 2024-25 presented in Tamil Nadu Assembly

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, MRK Panneerselvam on Tuesday presented the agriculture budget for 2024-25 in the Assembly and announced new initiatives, including those aimed at improving soil fertility. In his budget speech, the Minister said the indiscriminate use of chemical fertilisers, herbicides, and pesticides, has led to a decline in overall soil fertility. Recognising the imperative …

Crop insurance: Farmers intensify protests in Tamil Nadu's Ramnad
1 year, 5 months ago

Crop insurance: Farmers intensify protests in Tamil Nadu's Ramnad

New Indian Express  

RAMANATHAPURAM: Farmers intensified their protest in the district seeking proper distribution of insurance coverage for crop damages. They claimed the private insurance firm has failed to provide adequate funds for crop damage and requested the district administration to take action towards allowing government firms to insure the crop. Official sources stated that as per the reports, all farmers were provided …

'Some Ramnad farmers yet to receive crop insurance'
1 year, 5 months ago

'Some Ramnad farmers yet to receive crop insurance'

New Indian Express  

RAMANATHAPURAM: Farmers of Ramanathapuram on Tuesday alleged that several farmers in the district have not received the crop insurance benefits, though the officials state that the insurance coverage for crop damage in 2022, has been completely distributed. On the flip side, during the grama sabha meetings held in villages, including Ponnakkaneri and Theriruveli, farmers said they were not provided with …

‘Raitharondige Navu’ programme to help drought-hit Tumakuru district farmers
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Raitharondige Navu’ programme to help drought-hit Tumakuru district farmers

The Hindu  

To ensure “ease of doing farming” in the drought-hit Tumakuru district, more than half a dozen of government departments have joined hands by roping in NGOs and launched a novel programme called “Raitharondige Navu’‘ for providing services, including counselling, for mitigating risks faced by small and marginal farmers. One-stop solution Launched at the hobli level, the objective of the “Raitharondige …

AP procured 3.10 crore metric tonnes of paddy from 32.78 lakh farmers, says Karumuri
1 year, 7 months ago

AP procured 3.10 crore metric tonnes of paddy from 32.78 lakh farmers, says Karumuri

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Civil Supplies Minister Karumuri Nageswara said on Sunday that the AP government provided minimum support price for the paddy it procured from the farmers and kept middlemen and brokers out of the purchase process. Refuting allegations of Telugu Desam chief Chandrababu Naidu and others that the state government was neglecting paddy farmers, the minister said that during the five …

Andhra CM transfers Rs 1,117 crore crop insurance for farmers on YSR's birth anniversary
1 year, 8 months ago

Andhra CM transfers Rs 1,117 crore crop insurance for farmers on YSR's birth anniversary

India Today  

Commemorating former chief minister of combined Andhra Pradesh Y Rajasekhar Reddy's birth anniversary as 'Rythu Dinothsavam', Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday disbursed Rs 1,117 crore to more than 10 lakh farmers in the state as crop insurance compensation for 2022 Kharif season. I remember free power, Jalayagnam, Aarogyasri schemes which benefit farmers and poor …

T.N. government should procure entire ‘kuruvai’ harvest, says CPM leader K. Balakrishnan
1 year, 9 months ago

T.N. government should procure entire ‘kuruvai’ harvest, says CPM leader K. Balakrishnan

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India State secretary, K.Balakrishnan on Friday urged Tamil Nadu government to procure the entire ‘kuruvai’ harvest from farmers. Hence, the Tamil Nadu government should procure all the paddy harvested during this ‘kuruvai’ season in the State. The State government should also rescue farmers by promoting and implementing a crop insurance scheme for paddy cultivated during ‘kuruvai’ season …

Veerraju, Pawan demand relief for rain-hit farmers
1 year, 10 months ago

Veerraju, Pawan demand relief for rain-hit farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: AP BJP president Somu Veerraju and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan demanded that the state government come to the rescue of farmers whose crops have got damaged due to untimely rainfall in the past few days. AP BJP chief Veerraju asked the state government to enumerate the damage immediately, so that relief could be provided to the affected farmers. …

BJP demands crop insurance scheme for farmers
1 year, 11 months ago

BJP demands crop insurance scheme for farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana BJP on Wednesday demanded that the state government immediately introduce a comprehensive crop insurance scheme to save farmers from repeated disasters of crop losses due to adverse weather events. Bharatiya Janata Party state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar said in the past three years farmers lost crops in around 37 lakh acres in the state, and with an average …

Konaseema farmers ponder ‘crop holiday’, CM to release crop insurance on June 14
2 years, 9 months ago

Konaseema farmers ponder ‘crop holiday’, CM to release crop insurance on June 14

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Many farmers in Konaseema who had decided to go for a ‘crop holiday’’ may eventually cultivate paddy during kharif as the state government has paid Rs 120 crore to farmers towards sale of their paddy on Wednesday night. Nearly 30,000 farmers, together 40,000 acres in eight mandals Uppalaguptam, Allavaram, Katrenikona, Mummidivaram, I. Polavaram, Mamidikuduru, Sakhinetipalli and Razole mandals firmed …

From Agricultural Subsidies To Food Parks: Important Highlights Of Tamil Nadu Agricultural Budget 2022-23
3 years ago

From Agricultural Subsidies To Food Parks: Important Highlights Of Tamil Nadu Agricultural Budget 2022-23

ABP News  

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister MRK Paneerselvam presented his first full-fledged Agricultural Budget 2022-2023 on Saturday. The agricultural budget was presented a day after Tamil Nadu Budget 2022-2023, tabled by state Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Friday. Some of the highlights in the agricultural budget presented by the Agriculture Minister include: > The state has increased …

TN Govt to Waive Rs 12k Cr Crop Loans, over 16L Will Benefit
4 years, 1 month ago

TN Govt to Waive Rs 12k Cr Crop Loans, over 16L Will Benefit

The Quint  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced on Friday, 5 February, that crop loans taken by farmers from cooperative banks will be waived. Crop loans of around Rs 12,110 crore borrowed by farmers from cooperative banks will be waived, Palaniswami said, adding that farmers across the state have borne the brunt of cyclones Nivar and Burevi, and the excess …

Athikadavu – Avinashi project to be completed by Dec. 2021: Chief Minister
4 years, 9 months ago

Athikadavu – Avinashi project to be completed by Dec. 2021: Chief Minister

The Hindu  

Stating that the Athikadavu – Avinashi Ground Water Recharge and Drinking Water Supply Scheme is the farmers’ dream project as their 50 years demand has been met, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday added that the scheme will be completed by the end of December, 2021. Addressing farmers at Thiruvachi village in Perundurai block after inspecting the construction of …

‘Agri insurance company of India to deal with crop insurance’
5 years, 9 months ago

‘Agri insurance company of India to deal with crop insurance’

Deccan Chronicle  

THANJAVUR: Issues of water for cultivation and perceived threat due to proposed hydrocarbon projects in Cauvery delta dominated monthly farmers’ grievance day meeting held here on Friday. Condemning the Karnataka government for not releasing Cauvery water as per the order of the Cauvery Management Authority and protesting against the permission given by the central government to the Vedanta group of …

TN CM kickstarts work on Rs 1,652 cr Avinashi-Athikadavu scheme
6 years, 1 month ago

TN CM kickstarts work on Rs 1,652 cr Avinashi-Athikadavu scheme

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupur: Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday laid the foundation stone for various development schemes worth of Rs 1,875.47 crore in Tirupur corporation under, besides also kick-starting the works for the long-awaited Avinashi - Athikadavu Ground Water Recharging Scheme at Avinashi. The foundation stone for development works including new water supply scheme with outlay of Rs 1,063 crore and …

Andhra Pradesh clears TRS-inspired' plan for tenant farmers
6 years, 1 month ago

Andhra Pradesh clears TRS-inspired' plan for tenant farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Tenant farmers in Andhra Pradesh will also get assistance of Rs 10,000 along with land-owning farmers in a new scheme, ‘Annadata Sukhibhava’, that was cleared by the Cabinet on Wednesday. While it is modelled on the Rythu Bandhu of the TRS government which gives the assistance to all land-owning farmers, and PM-Kisan of the Central Government which caps the …

Chandrababu Naidu copies KCR's Rythu Bandhu in AP
6 years, 1 month ago

Chandrababu Naidu copies KCR's Rythu Bandhu in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: In the election year, AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu Government has rolled out yet another scheme targeting farmers. The new scheme Annadata Sukhibava was announced by finance minister Mr Yanamala Ramakrishnudu while presenting the vote-on-account budget for 2019-20 financial year on Tuesday. But it is learnt that the Government will dole out Rs 10,000 per acre to the …

Tamil Nadu chief minister Edapaddi Palaniswami visits flood-hit areas in state, assures compensation for crop loss
6 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu chief minister Edapaddi Palaniswami visits flood-hit areas in state, assures compensation for crop loss

Firstpost  

Tamil Nadu chief minister Edapaddi Palaniswami on Sunday assured compensation for crop loss due to the floods caused by the heavy discharge of water from the state’s dams and permanent houses for the affected people. Bhavani: Tamil Nadu chief minister Edapaddi Palaniswami on Sunday assured compensation for crop loss due to the floods caused by the heavy discharge of water …

Tamil Nadu government fails to notify crop insurance to ryots: Report
7 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu government fails to notify crop insurance to ryots: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu government may cry hoarse that the state is facing worst-ever drought in 140 years, but the administration was “least prepared” in handling the crisis and did not even issue notification to farmers for insuring their crops, a stinging report by Centre for Science and Environment has said. The report by CSE on Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima …

TN CM presents relief aid to farmers
8 years ago

TN CM presents relief aid to farmers

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today presented the farm input relief assistance to 31 farmers representing 31 districts who suffered crop losses due to drought conditions. Besides, the Government also directed the District Collectors to deposit the relief assistance to the farmers in their respective bank accounts, an official release said. Tamil Nadu Government, on February 21, had announced …

Claims worth Rs 4,416 crore settled under PM Crop scheme
8 years, 3 months ago

Claims worth Rs 4,416 crore settled under PM Crop scheme

Deccan Chronicle  

Ujjain: Madhya Pradesh has settled and disbursed claims worth Rs 4,416 crore under the Prime Minister's Crop Insurance Scheme in the state. "Madhya Pradesh is the first state in the country where the claims under Prime Minister's Crop Insurance schemes are being disbursed," Chouhan told farmers during the launch of distribution programme where claims worth Rs 341-crore were settled. Earlier, …

PM launches crop insurance scheme in Madhya Pradesh
9 years, 1 month ago

PM launches crop insurance scheme in Madhya Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

Taking a dig at his rivals for projecting him as anti-farmer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a new crop insurance scheme named Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme in MP, which, he said, would effectively look into farmers’ needs affected by natural calamities unlike the one that existed during the UPA government. Addressing a massive crowd of farmers drawn from across …

Farmers under crop insurance cover in Assam
10 years, 2 months ago

Farmers under crop insurance cover in Assam

Firstpost  

The crops insured include both agricultural and horticultural crops like sali paddy, jute, black gram, green gram, ginger, turmeric, lady’s finger etc - grown between June and September, 2014 - an agriculture department release said. Guwahati: As much as 11,477.362 hectares of land involving 21,660 farmers have been covered under the Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme in 27 districts of Assam …

Budget 2014: New Crop Insurance Policy in the offing says Agriculture Minister
10 years, 9 months ago

Budget 2014: New Crop Insurance Policy in the offing says Agriculture Minister

India TV News  

Patna: Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Saturday said the Central government is working on a new crop insurance scheme to help farmers tackle flood, drought and plant diseases in a better manner. Details will be unveiled during the Budget session of the Parliament, he added.Mr Singh also said hoarding is behind the rising prices of onion despite its …

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