The Union Agriculture Minister and veteran leader of the BJP, Radha Mohan Singh, considered as a heavyweight candidate for 2019 general elections as he may be the sole choice of the BJP for East Champaran Lok Sabha seat. He represents the parliamentary constituency. This constituency came into existence in 2008,[Read More…]
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Income-centric approach to double farmers’ income: Agriculture Minister
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Thursday said that the government has reoriented the farm sector by focusing on an income-centric approach that stresses on achieving high productivity, reduced cost, and a remunerative crop price to double the farmers’ income. Addressing an event here,[Read More…]
Over 30% of agri funds to empower women farmers: Radha Mohan Singh
New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Monday said the government has allocated over 30 per cent of the farm-related funds to women to empower them and bring them to the agriculture mainstream, and sought appointment of more women in the extension services. Addressing a gathering on the[Read More…]
Nearly 855 farmers commit suicide in Maharashtra in just four months
Maharashtra has recorded 855 cases of farmer suicide from January to April this year. While the figure is alarming, it is 168 less in number than 1,023 cases registered during the same period in 2016. “The answer to unfortunate instances of farmers’ suicides lies in improving their welfare,” union agriculture[Read More…]
11,400 farmers committed suicide in 2016: Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh
As many as 11,400 farmers committed suicide in 2016, said Union Agriculture Minister, Radha Mohan Singh. “According to National Crime Records Bureau data for 2016, which is yet to be published, 11,400 farmers committed suicide. In 2015, the number was 12,602,” he said in Lok Sabha on the agrarian crisis.[Read More…]
After Rahul Gandhi, AAP team heads for Mandsaur
On Friday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders headed to drought-hit Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh, where five farmers lost their lives in police firing on Tuesday. Their visit comes a day after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s dramatic attempt to visit Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur and his brief arrest. Mr Gandhi headed[Read More…]
No direct link between demonetisation and agricultural prices: Radha Mohan Singh
Central government on Friday said that there is no “direct link” between demonetisation and the prices of agricultural commodities. “There is no direct link between demonetisation and the prices of agricultural commodities,” Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said in Rajya Sabha. He added that the government had taken enough steps[Read More…]
Bihar leaders spar over demonetisation in public
Bihar’s IT minister Ashok Choudhary and Union minister Radha Mohan Singh sparred over demonetisation in public at the Digi Dhan Mela. The Digi Dhan Mela organised by the state information-technology department under the aegis of Niti Aayog to create awareness about cashless transactions. Choudhary tore into Singh’s claims once he[Read More…]