Govt readies farm safety net with banks, insurers as El Nino loomsThe government is enhancing financial safety nets for rural families. This initiative aims to cushion the impact of El Nino on farming. Eff...
18 Jun, 2026, 12.11 AM IST
12 years of PM Modi: Bold reforms, decisive decisions and political turning pointsAfter 12 years at the helm, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reflects on a transformative journey filled with key reforms that have altered Ind...
10 Jun, 2026, 05.12 PM IST
Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
Centre to release Rs 3,200 crore Crop Insurance to 30 lakh farmers affected by natural disastersThe Central government is set to release ₹3,200 crore as the first installment of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, benefiting approxim...
11 Aug, 2025, 09.05 AM IST
Telangana govt rejoins PM Fasal Bima Yojana scheme to safeguard farmersThe Telangana government has decided to rejoin the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) scheme to provide crop insurance to farmers. Ch...
02 Mar, 2024, 11.42 AM IST
Assam to provide Rs 5 subsidy per litre of milk to farmers who sell through cooperative societyIt may be noted that financial assistance to the tune of Rs. 236 crores under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Yojana was provided to around 302465 far...
19 May, 2023, 09.59 PM IST
UNDP to provide technical support in PMFBY, Kisan Credit Card SchemeAs per the MoU, UNDP will provide responsive, demand-driven technical assistance for effective implementation of agriculture credit and cro...
12 May, 2022, 08.20 PM IST
Meera Mohanty appointed as JS in PMO, Ritesh Chauhan will be CEO, PM Fasal Bima YojanaMohanty has been appointed as the Joint Secretary, PMO for a combined tenure up to May 1, 2022 by temporarily upgrading the post of directo...
12 Oct, 2021, 08.33 PM IST
Centre to share premium subsidy for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana for North eastern statesPraising Prime Minister Modi’s vision to provide financial security to the farmers of India from vagaries of nature and to secure their har...
06 Jul, 2021, 12.55 AM IST
Rahul will finish Congress: Ashwini ChoubeyFor Rahul Gandhi's reported remark that Congress is a party of Muslims, Ashwini Kumar Choubey said that this shows the party's mentality wh...
16 Jul, 2018, 08.17 PM IST
Akshay Kumar to promote government's flagship agri-schemesThe Union Agriculture Ministry has roped in the actor for television advertisements to intensify the publicity of the agri-schemes.
06 Dec, 2017, 02.14 PM IST
Sankalp Se Siddhi a 5-year programme for new India: Arjun Ram MeghwalMeghwal said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, about Rs. 57,000 crore have been saved from ongoing schemes by adopting ...
13 Sep, 2017, 08.32 PM IST
Farmers compensated for low yield: Haryana CM Manohar Lal KhattarThe chief minister said that it was for the first time that the farmers were also getting compensation for low yield.
27 Apr, 2017, 10.55 PM IST
Government makes Aadhaar mandatory for crop insurance policiesFarmers who are yet to enrol for Aadhaar are required to get one. The state governments will have to arrange or offer enrolment facilities ...
08 Mar, 2017, 11.18 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to honour civil servants for implementing govt's priority programmesThe Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana provides crop insurance and the Start Up India/Stand Up India is for fostering entrepreneurship.
28 Aug, 2016, 02.41 PM IST
Bihar agrees to implement Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima YojanaEarlier, state government had made a plea before the centre to extend the financial support to meet the state share in this scheme.
10 Aug, 2016, 08.03 PM IST
Government aims to bring 50% farmers under PMFBY in next few yearsGovernment is targeting to double the insurance coverage under crop insurance through Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in a couple of years.
14 Mar, 2016, 10.23 PM IST