Crops on 13 lakh hectares hit due to untimely rain in Punjab, more showers likely
While Ferozepur district recoded the maximum rainfall till Friday at 24.5 mm, Hoshiarpur received 20mm rainfall, followed by Jalandhar at 13 mm. Incessant rainfall in the state, specially in the Malwa region of Punjab, have become a major worry for farmers as already over 13 lakh hectares have been affected and more rainfall is predicted […]Read More
Punjab Cabinet decision: Farmers to get enhanced compensation for crop loss before Baisakhi
Govt will pay Rs 2,000, Rs 2,750 and Rs 9,600 per acre for damage upto 33%, 75% &100%, respectively, to farmers The Punjab Cabinet on Friday put its stamp on 25 per cent hike in compensation for crop loss due to untimely rains with the government saying that the money will reach the affected farmers […]Read More
Stubble management machines: Sold off by farmers, lost in pilferage but no Punjab vigilance bureau probe yet
Four months have passed since agriculture minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, directed in the month of August, for an inquiry by the state’s investigating agency, vigilance bureau, into subsidised machines given to farmers for paddy stubble management ‘going missing’ during the past four years, the state’s top brass is still pondering over the matter. Four months […]Read More
How a marginal farmer saved his son with a rare immuno-deficiency disorder without insurance
Raja Singh works extra hours on the fields and travels 250 km to PGI every month so that he can afford a life-long injection for 17-year-old Khushman What do you do when you’re a marginal farmer and find out that your only son has a life-threatening immuno-deficiency disorder that needs expensive treatment life-long? Either you […]Read More
Stubble burning: Punjab makes red entries in land records of over 4k farmers
As per the decision of the state government, once a red entry is made in the land record for stubble burning, a farmer may not be able to take a loan against the said land, mortgage it or sell it The Punjab revenue department has marked red entries into the land records of 4,342 farmers, […]Read More
Arhtiyas refuse to do land mapping for farmers: ‘this is job of govt officials’
While the government warned of wrong land mapping (LM) saying that action could be taken against them, Arhtiyas said that they are not ready to take responsibility for the land mapping. Ahead of the paddy harvesting season, the state government has asked Arhtiyas (Commission agents) to do the ‘land mapping’ of the farmers’ agricultural land […]Read More
What is kurki, and why is it a big issue in Punjab?
Kurki means attachment of a farmer’s land, already pledged to the money lending institution or individual, in case of a loan default. A 65-year-old farmer, Balwinder Singh, died by suicide outside the office of the Muktsar DC on August 29. He had been sitting on a dharna outside the administrative complex against kurki orders for […]Read More
Punjab Govt Has Given Aid to Kin of 789 Farmers Who Died in Protests: CM Mann
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said that the family of each deceased farmer has been given Rs 5 lakh. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday, 6 August, said his government has completed the process of providing financial assistance to families of 789 farmers, who lost their lives during the course of the agitation against the Centre’s now-repealed […]Read More
Punjab govt launches DSR portal to facilitate farmers
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday launched a portal to facilitate paddy farmers opting for DSR method Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday launched a portal to facilitate paddy farmers opting for the direct seeding of rice (DSR). Mann said the initiative will be instrumental in compiling data about each farmer who has opted […]Read More
Farmers have power to overthrow govts, they should continue their agitation: KCR in Punjab
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann were also at the event at which Rao, on behalf of the Telangana government, handed out cheques of Rs 3 lakh to each of the families of the 712 farmers who lost their lives during the agitation against the farm laws. Telangana Chief Minister […]Read More