The proposal is based on the recommendations of the inter-ministerial group (IMG) on the revival of the sector, and includes extending the ...

Move to address woes of small, marginal farmers in state. The Vasundhara Raje-led govt also announced the setting up of a farmer loan relie...

The inter-ministerial group was set up to recommend ways to improve the health of an industry grappling with Rs 5 lakh crore of debt.

The peasants' organisation said more than 3.20 lakh farmers have killed themselves over the past two-and-a-half decades.

Relatives of around 200 farmers who committed suicide are expected to take part in the protest to be held at Jantar Mantar on August 10 and...

Besides, the state also sought from the Commission to recommend state specific grants of Rs 9,639 crore and Rs 8,775 crore for agriculture ...

Various states including Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh sought debt relief measures from the central government in recent past, Parliament was i...

HC issued notices to the central, state governments to provide financial aid to debt-ridden farmers.

The Centre on Monday was engaged in working out a political-economic combo package to placate Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee

The Union cabinet has cleared a finance ministry proposal to withdraw lower lending rates offered to states on loans from NSSF.

Operationalising the second stimulus package to boost the economy, the government today relaxed the debt relief guidelines allowing states ...

Interest payment, which is the largest expenditure head of the government, accounted for 25% of total expenditure during April and May. Inv...

Millions of dollars in bad loans caused by China's massive earthquake will be written off in an effort to help disaster victims, the nation...

Stepping up pressure on stalling any move to hike petroleum prices, Left parties on Thursday asked the government to restructure the tax st...

In a relief to debt-ridden farmers of Wayanad district, Kerala's LDF Government on Wednesday announced the take over of loans of upto Rs 25...

The Vilasrao Deshmukh government in Maharashtra has gone into an overdrive to implement the Rs 1,075 crore relief package it announced in D...

In a move that will help state governments breathe easy, the Planning Commission has recommended that the Centre slash interest rates, on a...