Centre urged to give PM-KISAN benefit to small ryots in TS
The Hindu
Minister for Agriculture S. Niranjan Reddy has requested the Centre to enhance the assistance to the agriculture sector in Telangana by relaxing the norms of PM-KISAN, helping establishing agri-allied
Minister for Agriculture S. Niranjan Reddy has requested the Centre to enhance the assistance to the agriculture sector in Telangana by relaxing the norms of PM-KISAN, helping establishing agri-allied industries, food processing units and reducing import duty on oil-palm nurseries (seedlings). He spoke in a meeting organised by Union Minister for Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Commerce, Industries and Food Piyush Goyal, Ministers of State for Agriculture Kailash Chaudhury and Shobha Karandlaje with Agriculture Ministers of States on agriculture infrastructure fund, PK-KISAN, kisan credit cards, digital agriculture policy, oilseeds, pulses, oil palm mission and agriculture exports. Seeking more assistance to agriculture in Telangana, Mr. Niranjan Reddy said there were about 63.26 lakh landholdings with a total extent of 1.5 crore acres. He stated that 91.48% landholders were small and marginal farmers. However, the PM-KISAN benefit was reaching only 35.19 lakh farmers due to guidelines on the eligibility.More Related News