A joint study by NABARD and Bharat Krishak Samaj has found that four in ten distressed surveyed farmers did not receive any farm loan waiver benefits in Punjab, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh, which together comprise 27 per cent of the total Indian agricultural landholdings. The study also found that borrowings of an average Punjab farmer were far greater than their counterparts in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

To revolutionise India’s agricultural sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched a door-to-door Kisan Credit Card campaign. Details here.

To revolutionise India’s agricultural sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched a door-to-door Kisan Credit Card campaign. Details here.

A survey in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana found that a large chunk of farmers were not aware of crop insurance. Only 16 per cent were repaying their loans as they felt they would get a loan waiver from the government.

Farmer committed suicide: Ratan Singh Rajput, 60, was under a debt of Rs 11 lakh and there was pressure to pay up. He had lost his urad crop owing to heavy rain. Unable to take so much stress, he ended his life

The Uttar Pradesh government is about to spend Rs 434 crores for the installation of solar-powered pumps to benefit the farmers in the state. The move is expected to reduce the power burden due to the tubewell irrigation in the state.

The rational behind the survey exercise is to provide data for enabling support for various agricultural activities such as assessing total area under cultivation, damage from natural calamities and disease attacks and agro-met services across the country.