"It is not correct farmers' premium has been changed. Farmers premium under the PMFBY is not going to change under any circumstances," PMFB...

In a written statement, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the government had received some complaints against insurance firms ...

The Sena chief said the ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana’ was a good scheme but was hijacked by some “unscrupulous elements” who were pro...

"Is this the language to speak? We have to throw out such people. Abusive language is the norm. The Sahu community here would have been cal...

The PMFBY, launched in 2016, is the most important tool today to insure agriculture against climate and other risks.

Under the flagship crop insurance scheme, both central and states provide premium subsidy in the 50:50 ratio over and above farmers' premiu...

This amount is separate from the Rs 85,217 crore budgetary support approved by the union cabinet for the centre’s contribution to the Natio...

Meanwhile, the government has said 31.32 lakh farmers, out of the eligible 47.73 lakh, have benefited till now from the loan waiver scheme,...

"It is a pro-farmer budget, very much focused on developing the entire farm sector. We are certain that we will be able to transform agricu...

The Union Agriculture Ministry has roped in the actor for television advertisements to intensify the publicity of the agri-schemes.

Officials also told PM Narendra Modi that latest technology including smartphones, remote sensing, satellite data and drones are being used...

According to sources, the government may increase the agriculture credit target to Rs 10 lakh crore for 2017-18 fiscal from the existing Rs...

India will "definitely" see higher foodgrain output and overall growth in the agriculture sector in case the IMD prediction of a good monso...

The country had last achieved a record output of 265.04 million tonnes (MT) in 2013-15. However, the production in 2014-15 and 2015-16 fell...

Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan today favoured India, Pakistan and Bangladesh becoming a "Mahasanghatan" (federation) with a common currenc...

The Centre has formulated a Rs 27,000 cr project for generating 6,000 mw power in another two years to provide 24x7 affordable electricity ...

As part of efforts to ensure universal health coverage, the government has approved setting up of 17 new medical colleges.