Income transfers are not the one-stop solution to agrarian distress. Farm profitability deserves highest priority
5 min read31 Jan 2019The government is seriously trying to address the farm distress which it feels was the reason behind BJP's defeat in the recent state electionsThe farmers have been facing the brunt of falling crop prices which Jaitley recently said was due to increasing productivity in the farm sector
2 min read29 Jan 2019Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrakant Patil informed the state legislative assembly while responding on the issue of farmers' suicide
1 min read15 Dec 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared