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Agriculture Infrastructure Fund crosses Rs. 8,000 crores mark
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare recently announced that the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund recently crossed Rs 8,000 crore mark. The Ministry has received 8,665 applications so far. The worth of these applications has amounted to Rs 8, 216 crores. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Sahakar Pragya Programme: Key Facts
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare recently launched the Sahakar Pragya. The initiative will train the primary cooperative societies in the country. It holds 45 new training modules of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). It will enhance the training ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Honey FPO Programme inaugurated by Agriculture Minister
The Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar recently inaugurated a cooperative programme for the beekeepers and honey collectors. The programme was launched in 5 states. Under the programme, five farmer producer organisations are to be set up in five states. They ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Decisions taken by the Union Cabinet on 24th June to Boost Infrastructure Projects
In order to boost Infrastructure projects across all the sectors at a time of a global pandemic, several decisions were taken by the Union Cabinet under the chairmanship of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 24th June 2020. Animal ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Third Tranche of Rs 20 lakh Economic Package announced
With the PM Modi announcing the Atma Nirmar Bharat Abhiyan on May 12, 2020, Rs 20 lakh crore were allocated to ease life of the people during Lock Down 4.0. Following this, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman held two press ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
New Scheme for Diary Sector: GoI subsidizes interest rates on working capital
On May 14, 2020, the Government of India launched a new scheme for the diary sector. The scheme has introduced Interest Subvention on Working Capital to support Diary Cooperatives and FPO (Farmer Producer Organization). Key Features The scheme intends to ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020