Latest News

  • Home
  • National
  • Narendra Modi govt raises rice, cotton purchasing costs as farmer’s protests mount
Narendra Modi govt raises rice, cotton purchasing costs as farmer’s protests mount
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 IST
Narendra Modi govt raises rice, cotton purchasing costs as farmer’s protests mount

Narendra Modi govt raises rice, cotton purchasing costs as farmer’s protests mount

India raised the minimum to buy costs for rice, cotton and different yields by the most since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to control in 2014, concurring an administration roundabout seen by Reuters, in the midst of continuous dissents in the nation's greatest cultivating states.

Costs paid to local farmers for normal review paddy rice are to be raised by 5.4% to Rs 1,550 ($24.03) per 100 kg for the year beginning on July 1, while long staple cotton costs have been climbed by 3.8% to Rs 4,320 for each 100 kg.

The increments for rice, cotton and different yields take after an upheaval of discontent in the heartland conditions of Madhya Pradesh and neighboring Maharashtra as farmers looked for higher costs and obligation alleviation.

Five dissenting farmers were shot dead this month in the focal condition of Madhya Pradesh, which alongside Maharashtra is administered by Modi's BJP.

The agitation has represented a test to provincial BJP pioneers and Modi, who have guaranteed to twofold farmers' salaries throughout the following five years.

India is the world's greatest rice exporter and purchases the grain from local farmers to shield them from upset deals and to construct stocks for welfare programs.

The administration fixes least costs for more than two dozen homestead wares, in spite of the fact that it for the most part gets wheat and rice.

Cultivators of different products like onions, tomatoes and potatoes are likewise challenging because of soak falls in the costs of their deliver and the nonattendance of the administration purchasing.

The legislature has likewise raised soybean costs by 9.9% to Rs 3,050 for each 100 kg, and corn by 7.1% to Rs 1,425 for every 100 kg, compelling from July 1. The increments for these two grains were likewise the best since 2012/13.

 
 
 
 
 

Related Topics

 
 
 

Trending News & Articles

 Article
Here is the full list of 827 porn websites banned by the DoT

While the Uttarakhand High Court has asked to block 857 websites, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) found 30 portals without any pornographic content. ...

Recently posted . 61K views . 1 min read
 

 Article
Class XII Boys Raped 16-Year-old in Dehradun School After Watching Porn on Phone: Police

The four boys as well as five school officials, including the director and principal, were arrested after the incident. The minors were presented before the Juvenil...

Recently posted . 8K views . 1 min read
 

 Article
Sept 27,2001 Rahul Gandhi and his girl friend Veronique,was arrested in Logan airport in Boston

Rahul was having an Italian passport and was carrying suitcase full of dollars. Some say it was about was it $2 million. Rahul and his girl friend was th...

Recently posted . 7K views . 7 min read
 

 Article
TOP 10 GYM EQUIPMENT BRANDS IN INDIA 2017

True – Tr...

Recently posted . 6K views . 83 min read
 

 
 

More in National

 Article
Sun, surf and sand: This beach in Goa topped TripAdvisor’s Asia list

Sun, surf and sand: This beach in Goa topped TripAdvisor’s Asia list

Recently posted. 647 views . 0 min read
 

 Article
Govt denies approval for Jet Airways-Jet Lite merger

The merger proposal was approved by the board of Jet Airways in September 2015 and was later cleared by the airline's shareholders in April 2016.

Recently posted. 575 views . 1 min read
 

 Article
Seven 1984 riot cases to be reopened

Centre has expanded SIT’s remit  

Recently posted. 562 views . 0 min read
 

 Reviews
Top 10 Companies to Work For in India



Recently posted . 1K views . 34 min read
 

 Reviews
Book Review: ‘Paradise Towers’ by Shweta Bachchan-Nanda



Recently posted . 1K views . 20 min read
 

 Article
Here are 21 ways to check if your new Rs 2000, Rs 500 notes are real

Individuals lining up at banks the nation over to trade their demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1000 banknotes . While the move disturbed the every day lives of ...

Recently posted. 571 views . 16 min read
 

 Article
Govt to block Wikipedia in India? Here’s all you need to know

In November, the government had issued a notice to microblogging platform Twitter for showing Leh as part of Jammu and Kashmir instead of the UT of Ladakh.

Recently posted. 443 views . 1 min read
 

 
 
 

   Prashnavali

  Thought of the Day

I love those who can smile in trouble…
Anonymous

Be the first one to comment on this story

Close
Post Comment
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST


ads
Back To Top