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Maha govt tables Rs 75,286.38 cr supplementary demands amid rising debt and widening deficits
Nagpur, Dec 8: Amid rising public debt of Rs 9.32 lakh crore and higher revenue and fiscal deficits, the Maharashtra government on Monday placed supplementary demands amounting to Rs 75,286.38 crore before the state legislature. Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar presented the demands on the opening day of the week-long winter session.
CM Fadnavis dismisses Oppn's charge of Maha govt neglecting farmers & state heading to bankruptcy
Nagpur, Dec 7: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Sunday, refuted the Opposition's claim that the state government has neglected the rain and flood-hit farmers in the state.
CM Yogi dispatches 1,000 quintal wheat seeds for flood-hit Punjab farmers
Lucknow, Oct 21: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday flagged off the dispatch of 1,000 quintals of wheat seeds to flood-hit Punjab to ensure that foodgrain production in that state does not dip drastically due to the natural calamity.
L-G Sinha thanks PM Modi for Rs 171 crore aid released for J&K farmers
Srinagar, Oct 7: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for the release of Rs 171 crore under the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme for the farmers of the union territory.
Cancel Dussehra rally, help flood-affected farmers: BJP to Thackeray camp
Mumbai, Sep 29: The BJP on Monday targeted the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, saying that it should cancel the annual Dussehra rally being organised on October 2 in the wake of damage caused by heavy rains and floods in Marathwada and other parts of Maharashtra.
'Provide substantial aid from NDRF to help farmers hit by floods': Maha CM Fadnavis requests HM Shah
Mumbai, Sep 25: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who was accompanied by deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, in a memorandum submitted to the Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday demanded to provide substantial assistance from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to help the farmers affected by the natural disaster in the state.
Punjab to provide two lakh quintal wheat seeds to flood-hit farmers
Chandigarh, Sep 24: In a humanitarian move, the Punjab government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday decided to provide two lakh quintal wheat seeds free of cost to farmers who have lost their crop in around five lakh acres of land in the floods.
Maha CM Fadnavis puts rain toll at 8, assures financial aid to affected farmers
Mumbai, Sep 23: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that eight people died and 10 others were injured while a large number of people are stranded due to heavy rains and floods in Marathwada and other parts of the state.
MP: CM Mohan Yadav reviews relief operation in flood-affected areas, fertilizer distribution status
Bhopal, September 3: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav held a meeting to review the ongoing relief operations in flood-affected areas of the state and the status of fertilizer distribution in the districts at Samatva Bhavan, CM House in Bhopal on Wednesday and gave necessary instruction to the officials.
MP: Neemuch residents grateful to govt for assistance under PM-KISAN scheme
Neemuch: , March 25 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN) has been instrumental in changing the livelihood of crores of farmers across the country. Under the scheme, they get guaranteed financial assistance of Rs 2,000 every quarter, thereby equipping them with resources to meet their agricultural as well as household expenses.
Pruning of promised aid to farmers gives ammunition to opposition in Telangana
Hyderabad, Jan 5: The Congress government's decision to prune the promised investment support to farmers under Rythu Bharosa is likely to give fresh ammunition to the opposition parties, which had termed the move a "betrayal" of farmers.