Punjab Farmers News

The protesting farmers have rejected the government’s proposal in its entirety and have decided to continue with the ‘Delhi Chalo’ March. On Sunday, the group of ministers entrusted to negotiate a truce with the protesting farmers met with members of the farmers’ union and proposed a plan guaranteeing minimum prices for some crops currently traded with no such safeguard. However, the farmers rejected the proposal terming it insufficient.

The farm loan waiver terms make little sense in Punjab where average landholding is over three times the national average

Since the paddy straw cannot be used as animal feed, farmers set fire to it to get the field ready for the next crop of wheat

The pollution problem is about the allocation of right resources in the right areas. It is a political problem more than an economic one

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh handed over farm loan waiver certificates to 10 farmers from five districts, where nearly 47,000 farmers would benefit from the scheme

In other news, Sahara Group will bring around Rs615 crore to India towards refunding the Rs24,000 crore to investors

The Punjab State Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, 2017, was passed unanimously by the state Assembly today

Banks are urging Punjab government to take a quick decision on farm loan waivers as about 30% of farmers' accounts have turned 'irregular'

Reforms have not helped farmers anywhere in India and have badly hit those in Punjab, says Sandeep Singh Randhawa

India's farm crisis requires a well-crafted strategy, not knee-jerk reactions or quick-fix solutions