Monday, 16 May, 2022
TopicPM-KISAN

Topic: PM-KISAN

PM Modi transfers Rs 19,500 cr to over 9.75 cr beneficiaries under PM-KISAN scheme

PTI -
Govt has so far transferred nine installments amounting to Rs 1.57 lakh crore to farmers under the scheme. Eligible farmers get Rs 6,000 a year in three quarterly installments.

PM-Kisan benefits reach Bengal farmers, Mamata says it was result of ‘continuous fight’ 

PTI -
About 7.03 lakh farmers of West Bengal have received Rs 2,000 each under PM-Kisan scheme. However, CM Mamata Banerjee accused the Centre of dilly-dallying over the transfer of funds.

Govt in war-footing mode to fight second wave of Covid, says PM Modi

PTI -
PM Modi said he has 'felt the same pain' that many have endured upon losing their loved ones due to Covid and stated that the terrible pandemic is testing the world at every step.

What explains lower allocation under Modi’s flagship scheme for farmers PM-Kisan?

Shweta Saini -
The overall budget for the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare has been reduced by about 8.5 per cent or about Rs 11,382 crore.

Mamata indicates West Bengal will implement PM-Kisan scheme, says govt has sought farmers data

PTI -
The West Bengal CM also said she would convene an assembly session soon for passing a resolution against the three farm laws, which have sparked nation-wide protests.

Eye on 2021 polls, Modi hits out at Bengal & Kerala for ‘depriving, misleading farmers’

Moushumi Das Gupta -
In an address Friday, PM Modi also appealed to farmers protesting the new laws to come to the negotiating table and talk on facts.

Over 1.5 crore farmers yet to receive PM-Kisan instalment after Covid lockdown

Samyak Pandey -
Of the farmers who were yet to receive the latest disbursal as of 23 June, nearly one-third belong to Uttar Pradesh, followed by Odisha and Maharashtra.

These are the schemes that will be covered under Modi govt’s Rs 1.7 lakh crore package

Moushumi Das Gupta -
As Modi govt looks to provide relief to 80 crore poor, migrant workers and other Indians, here is a list of the schemes whose beneficiaries will get covered.

Ahead of polls, Haryana BJP govt enrols 80% farmers in PM’s pension scheme in a week

Samyak Pandey -
Haryana has enrolled nearly 4 lakh beneficiaries under PM-KMY, which is almost twice the number of beneficiaries enrolled in Bihar, the second-best performing state.

No, Modi govt’s income support scheme for farmers has not made MGNREGS redundant

Yamini Aiyar -
The Narendra Modi government needs to take some immediate steps to improve the implementation of the MGNREGS.
12Page 1 of 2

On Camera

YourTurn

Opinion

Conspiracy being hatched to kill me, says Imran Khan

For US, Pakistan’s become too hot to handle. A raging Imran Khan is only making it worse

Tara Kartha -
Pakistan needs the US. But there is the question of what Washington thinks Islamabad can deliver in its current state. In Pakistan, even China has burnt its fingers.
Representative image | Source: Pixabay

Job insecurity will increase if Indian firms don’t tackle rising employee dissatisfaction

Xi Jinping's signature Zero-Covid policy obstructs growth curve in China

Restricting citizens’ entry-exit to targeting academia, China grows more authoritarian

Economy

Adani forges $10.5-billion deal with Holcim India to buy Ambuja Cement, ACC

Aaron Kirchfeld -
Holcim’s sale of its Indian business is expected to close in second half of 2022. Adani Group beat other firms, including JSW Group, to become India's 2nd biggest cement manufacturer.

Defence

File photo of Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif speaking in the National Assembly | ANI

India expects ‘nothing dramatic’ from new Pakistan govt, ‘terror must stop for normalisation’

Snehesh Alex Philip -
With Shehbaz Sharif government in power now, there's speculation that ties between India and Pakistan, which worsened after Balakot air strike, could see major improvement.

National Interest

How Congress is like the Ambassador & why Indian politics needs a brand new set of wheels

Shekhar Gupta -
Like the car, nothing the party has done to reinvent itself has worked. Only way forward is to offer something looking towards the future, not in image of glorious past.

Follow us

Copyright © 2022 Printline Media Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.

×