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Cabinet approves Modi govt’s New Year gift to farmers

In a New Year gift to farmers, the Modi Government on Wednesday approved continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme till 2025-26 and extension of subsidy on Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer.

Cabinet approves continuation of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme till 2025-26 with an overall outlay of Rs.69,515.71 crore from 2021-22 to 2025-26.

Cabinet approves MSP for raw jute for 2023-24 season

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Friday has given its approval for the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for raw jute for 2023-24 season, based on recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).

Shinku La tunnel project gets Cabinet approval

Union minister Anurag Thakur said, “The Shinku La tunnel will be completed by December 2025 at a cost of 1,681 crore. It will provide all-weather road connectivity to Ladakh and this will be the shortest route to the border areas of the Union territory.”

Cabinet clears programme to strengthen cooperatives

Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Cabinet decided that the initial target of the programme will be to establish two lakh multipurpose PACS, Dairy and Fishery Cooperatives in the next five years and strengthen existing societies.