Budget 2023 | SKM, activists criticise allocations to agriculture, food security
2 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2023 | SKM, activists criticise allocations to agriculture, food security

The Hindu  

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the umbrella organisation of more than 300 farmers’ outfits and the Right to Food Campaign, a platform for activists working on food and nutritional security, termed the Budget as an attack on farmers and the poor. They said in separate statements that the allocations for the agriculture sector and food subsidy had been reduced considerably in the Budget, presented in the Parliament on Wednesday. The Budget was silent on doubling farmers’ income, the SKM said adding that the Centre “dishonestly stopped” giving data on the income of farmers and out of the targeted increase in the income of ₹13,000, only ₹4,400 had been achieved, that is only one-third of the target, the SKM said. “At a time of deep economic distress, this scheme gave some relief to farmers but now even that is being constricted,” the SKM said. Social spending reduced The Right to Food Campaign said it was shocked to see that the Budget reduced the government spending on the social sector to a huge extent.

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Farmers’ group expresses disappointment over Union Budget
1 month, 1 week ago

Farmers’ group expresses disappointment over Union Budget

The Hindu  

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Budget puts agrarian economy in peril: Sukhbir

Hindustan Times  

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Union Budget 2025: Centre to focus on increasing women’s financial empowerment
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Centre to focus on increasing women’s financial empowerment

The Hindu  

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Full text of Union Budget 2025 speech: Key announcements, policy changes, and other details inside
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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India TV News  

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Union Budget 2025: What do farmers want?
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Union Budget 2025: What do farmers want?

The Hindu  

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New Indian Express  

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Budget 2024: Women, farmers, youth, poor are top priority for NDA
1 year, 1 month ago

Budget 2024: Women, farmers, youth, poor are top priority for NDA

Live Mint  

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Union Budget 2024 to focus on 5 key social sections
1 year, 2 months ago

Union Budget 2024 to focus on 5 key social sections

Hindustan Times  

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The social sector has been short-changed once again
2 years, 1 month ago

The social sector has been short-changed once again

The Hindu  

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Budget 2023 | Cut in allocations to farm schemes, food subsidy draws flak
2 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2023 | Cut in allocations to farm schemes, food subsidy draws flak

The Hindu  

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Union Budget 2023: Sitharaman avers govt provided free foodgrains to 80 crore poor people during pandemic
2 years, 1 month ago

Union Budget 2023: Sitharaman avers govt provided free foodgrains to 80 crore poor people during pandemic

India TV News  

Union Budget 2023: Presenting the Union Budget in Parliament on Wednesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claimed that the government provided free foodgrains to 80 crore poor people during the COVID-19, ensuring no one goes hungry during the pandemic. She presented her fifth budget which is being seen as very crucial for the Modi government as it is the last full-fledged …

Budget 2023 likely to invest in sustainable agriculture, R&D to improve farmers' livelihoods
2 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2023 likely to invest in sustainable agriculture, R&D to improve farmers' livelihoods

India TV News  

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Prune some schemes to manage the fiscal deficit
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Prune some schemes to manage the fiscal deficit

Hindustan Times  

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Welfare schemes to get bigger pie in TS budget
3 years ago

Welfare schemes to get bigger pie in TS budget

Deccan Chronicle  

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Budget exposes empty promises of government on MSP, say farmers
3 years, 1 month ago

Budget exposes empty promises of government on MSP, say farmers

India Today  

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Farmers describe 2022 Union Budget as disappointing
3 years, 1 month ago

Farmers describe 2022 Union Budget as disappointing

The Hindu  

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Centre’s 5-kg free foodgrain scheme on till March 2022
3 years, 3 months ago

Centre’s 5-kg free foodgrain scheme on till March 2022

The Hindu  

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Union Budget 2021 | PM-KISAN dominates agriculture outlay, procurement concerns remain
4 years, 1 month ago

Union Budget 2021 | PM-KISAN dominates agriculture outlay, procurement concerns remain

The Hindu  

With the farmer protests raging in Delhi, the government has slightly increased the budget allocated for agriculture and allied activities from the previous year. Meanwhile, major Rabi crops including wheat, pulses and oilseeds reached record acreage levels, which could pose challenges for the government in procuring the harvest at the Minimum Support Price. Click to remove AMP mode Equal weightage …

Union Budget 2021 | Budget sends mixed signals on farm sector
4 years, 1 month ago

Union Budget 2021 | Budget sends mixed signals on farm sector

The Hindu  

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Farmers at Heart of Budget, Didn't Increase Burden on Common Man, Says PM Modi in Thumbs Up to Sitharaman
4 years, 1 month ago

Farmers at Heart of Budget, Didn't Increase Burden on Common Man, Says PM Modi in Thumbs Up to Sitharaman

News 18  

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Budget 2020 | Opposition gives the thumbs down
5 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2020 | Opposition gives the thumbs down

The Hindu  

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Budget 2020: PM-Kisan Yojana may see 20% cut in fund allocation
5 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2020: PM-Kisan Yojana may see 20% cut in fund allocation

India TV News  

The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme of the government which gives Rs 6,000 a year to farmers may see a cut in budgetary allocation. It is learnt that the allocation for PM-Kisan may be slashed by 20 percent to about Rs 60,000 crore in the upcoming general budget from Rs 75,000 crore. Under the PM-Kisan scheme, farmers are given …

Tharoor Accuses Govt of Slashing Budget on Social Welfare Schemes
9 years ago

Tharoor Accuses Govt of Slashing Budget on Social Welfare Schemes

The Quint  

Opposition in Lok Sabha on Thursday accused the government of slashing expenditure on various social sector schemes, cutting food and fertiliser subsidies and burdening the common man through the latest budget by doing nothing to check rising prices. They were also critical of the government on the black money issue, saying the common man has got nothing despite the Prime …

Budget 2014: BJP following Chidu's policy of neglect, says Right to Food activists
10 years, 8 months ago

Budget 2014: BJP following Chidu's policy of neglect, says Right to Food activists

Firstpost  

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