We are building an India where farmers are prosperous, empowered: PM Modi
He emphasised that the annual financial assistance of Rs 6,000 is strengthening the rural economy.
He emphasised that the annual financial assistance of Rs 6,000 is strengthening the rural economy.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said here on Friday that the state government was committed to strengthening the rural economy through sustainable and farmer-friendly policies.
He was speaking at the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), known for its Amul brand, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad.
The state government will buy 10 liters of cow’s milk at the rate of Rs 80 per litre and buffalo milk at Rs 100 per litre per day from the cattle rearers as promised by Congress during the assembly elections.
PM Modi said that this year's 'Civil Service Day' is very important as it is a time when the country has completed 75 years of its independence.
The study by the MART found that there is a rise in the non-farm sector driven by improvement in infrastructure and growing exports of handicrafts, gems and jewellery, and carpets.
A combination of factors like wider opening, improving labour market and terms of trade for the rural sector will result in rural demand rebound in India, said Morgan Stanley on Wednesday.
"Domestic tractor sales growth, often regarded as the major gauge to track rural economy, has been contracting for the past four months, as compared to high double digit growth seen in late 2018. However, the contraction has widened to 16 per cent YoY in May as compared to 13.2 per cent YoY in the previous month."
While the government is set to forgive billions of dollars of loans of Indian farmers, the truly distressed among them…
