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Government sensitive towards farmers' demand: Piyush GoyalThe government of India will make all efforts to waive the penalty on excess tobacco produced by the tobacco farmers, highlighted Union Min...30 Jun, 2024, 11.42 AM IST- Tobacco: Farmers' body writes to PMO, finance ministry against WHO recommendationIn its representation to the PMO, finance ministry, commerce ministry and the ministry of health and family welfare, FAIFA has made a case ...31 May, 2023, 04.29 PM IST
- Govt approves Rs 28.11 cr loan for Andhra tobacco farmersThis measure will help the FCV (Flue Cured Virginia) tobacco farmers overcome the damage caused by Mandous Cyclonic rains, the commerce min...05 Jan, 2023, 12.12 AM IST
- Farmers' body FAIFA asks Prime Minister Modi to withdraw bill on cigarette, tobaccoFederation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) General Secretary Murali Babu said that in the amendment bill all the provisions of the...13 Jan, 2021, 02.44 PM IST
- Lockdown: Tobacco farmers seek rescue package, say crop worth Rs 4,400 cr lying unsoldFederation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA), which claims to represent farmers and farm workers said demand for tobacco has weakene...11 May, 2020, 04.27 PM IST
- FAIFA asks govt for tax policy that disincentivises illegal cigarette tradeThe Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA), which claims to represent farmers of commercial crops from various states, includi...17 Dec, 2019, 02.58 PM IST
- DIPP calls meeting of stakeholders on FDI in tobacco sectorCurrently, FDI is prohibited in manufacturing of cigars, cigarettes and tobacco substitutes. However, it is permitted in technology collabo...08 Apr, 2018, 12.43 PM IST
- Tobacco farmers lobby seeks Centre's intervention to stop cigarette smugglingOrganisation said tobacco farmers in India are under extreme duress due to heavy taxation and adverse regulatory environment on the legal c...03 Apr, 2018, 12.56 PM IST
- Farmers ask Government to roll back 5% GST on raw tobaccoAccording to FAIFA, raw tobacco and unmanufactured tobacco were exempted from the central excise from the time of Charan Singh government c...13 Jun, 2017, 02.03 PM IST
- Protect tobacco farmers' interest in GST laws: FAIFALast week the GST Council had approved tobacco cess to be kept as a mixture of Rs 4,170 per 1,000 sticks or ad valorem of 290 per cent.20 Mar, 2017, 01.35 PM IST
- 22% shrinkage in legal cigarette sales in IndiaTobacco farmers are very disturbed because of declining off-take from domestic manufacturers.24 Jan, 2017, 01.00 AM IST
- Tobacco lobby anticipates Rs 3000 crore loss in Gujarat aloneThe farmers who represent 48% of India’s farm land under tobacco cultivation are facing an unprecedented threat to their livelihoods.15 Apr, 2016, 04.14 PM IST
- Commerce ministry sacks Tobacco Board Chairman Kothati GopalThe ministry has sacked the chairman Kothati Gopal, after reviewing the instances of suicides by some tobacco farmers in Andhra Pradesh.17 Sep, 2015, 10.35 AM IST
- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka tobacco farmers seek non-discrimination, hold ‘Growers’ Day’ in DelhiFCV tobacco is grown in AP & Karnataka. According to the association, farmers of FCV tobacco in these states don’t have any viable alternat...02 Dec, 2014, 10.44 PM IST
- Andhra tobacco farmers eye profits on strong global cuesTobacco auctions will start on February 24 in Andhra Pradesh, the largest producer of flue-cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco and accounts for 70...02 Feb, 2011, 05.15 AM IST
- Rs 5k-crore fund to help farmers quit tobaccoThe government has set up a Rs 5,000-crore fund to finance tobacco farmers diversifying into other crops such as oilseeds, soyabean and chi...28 Aug, 2008, 01.29 AM IST
- Cigarette cess mulled to help tobacco farmers exitCigarette smokers may have to pay a cess of 5 paise for each stick they light, if a proposal of the Commerce Ministry to shift tobacco grow...15 Feb, 2008, 08.15 PM IST
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