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Opinion | Six steps to tackle farm distress and make farming profitable

Income transfers are not the one-stop solution to agrarian distress. Farm profitability deserves highest priority

5 min read31 Jan 2019
Budget

Farmers may get interest-free loans, premium-free insurance

The 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 2019
Politics

Over 26,000 Maharashtra farmers committed suicide in last 17 years

Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrakant Patil informed the state legislative assembly while responding on the issue of farmers' suicide

1 min read15 Dec 2017

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The 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

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