FM counters Stalin, denies curbs on paddy incentivesUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has dismissed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's allegations regarding incentives for paddy cu...
13 Apr, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
Advisory to states on crop bonus policy to encourage greater crop diversification: FinMinIn a statement, the finance ministry said the January 9, 2026, letter from the Department of Expenditure Secretary, Ministry of Finance, to...
12 Apr, 2026, 09.38 PM IST
Paddy procurement with 60 lakh quintals target to commence from Dec 15 in JharkhandOn December 15, Jharkhand will launch its paddy procurement season, aiming to acquire 60 lakh quintals at a rate of Rs 2,450 per quintal. I...
14 Dec, 2025, 12.42 PM IST
Bihar announces bonus for paddy ignoring Centre's advisorySenior JD(U) leader and former CM Nitish Kumar has been highlighting Centre's note against bonus during his ongoing political rallies.
26 Nov, 2014, 04.08 PM IST
Chandigarh government sanctions Rs 1200 crore for bonus of paddy farmersTo implement the election manifesto promise, the state government yesterday formally directed disbursal of bonus of Rs 300 per quintal to f...
25 Jun, 2014, 05.11 PM IST
- Nitish Kumar hikes paddy bonus, make MSP on paddy highest in country
The Bihar govt announced an increase of Rs 250 per quintal bonus on procurement of paddy pushing the MSP to Rs 1560 a quintal, highest Indi...
21 Jan, 2014, 08.17 PM IST
- Government may provide bonus to paddy growers instead of higher MSP
The Andhra Pradesh government has been pressing the Union government hard for an upward revision in the minimum support price and is hopefu...
31 Oct, 2011, 12.54 AM IST
- Govt still in the dark over kharif output shortfall
Almost two months after the yearly deadline for release of kharif crop advance estimates, the food ministry is still groping in the dark ov...
27 Oct, 2009, 03.57 AM IST
- Foodgrain shortfall may exceed projection, prices harden
The Food ministry is still fumbling in the dark over the extent of foodgrain production shortfall but it is now clear that government buys ...
26 Oct, 2009, 08.30 PM IST
- Food subsidy burden likely to touch Rs 60k cr
The Centre’s food subsidy bill may touch Rs 60,000 crore this fiscal if it pays a bonus to paddy farmers over the current purchase price of...
24 Oct, 2009, 03.28 AM IST
- Govt may not be able to delay paddy bonus beyond Sept
An unrelenting rise in retail price of rice, projections by agri economists that there will be more demand than usual for foodgrain this dr...
26 Aug, 2009, 01.33 AM IST
Centre may not be able to wish away paddy bonus beyond SeptCentre may not be able to wish away paddy bonus beyond Sept.
24 Aug, 2009, 05.01 AM IST
- CCEA okays additional bonus for paddy
The CCEA on Thursday cleared an additional bonus of Rs 50 per quintal of paddy for the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2007-08, in a bid to s...
16 Nov, 2007, 01.58 AM IST
- Centre announces additional bonus for paddy
The Centre has announced additional bonus of Rs 50 per quintal for paddy for the current season, taking the total purchase price to Rs 775 ...
15 Nov, 2007, 09.30 PM IST
- Paddy procurement to improve on bonus announcement: FCI
Food Corporation of India is confident of achieving the procurement target of 255 lakh tonnes of paddy in the current season.
10 Oct, 2007, 03.30 PM IST
- Paddy arrival picking up in Punjab
Over 19.57 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy has been procured so far out of a total of 20.39 lakh MTs in 1,548 'mandis' and purchase center...
30 Sep, 2007, 08.30 PM IST
- Paddy bonus of Rs 40-50 per quintal on cards
The Centre is mulling a bonus of Rs 40-50 per quintal for paddy procured in the forthcoming marketing season.
22 Sep, 2007, 01.49 AM IST