Budget 2021: In 90 points, read here, President’s Kovind’s full address to Parliament
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Published: Friday, January 29, 2021, 13:22 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 29: This joint sitting of Parliament which is being held during the time of the Coronavirus pandemic has great significance. It is the beginning of a new year and a new decade. We will also be entering the 75th year of India s independence this year. All the Members of Parliament present here today embody the conviction held by every Indian that the toughest of challenges will deter neither us nor India.
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President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said the need of the hour in Indian agriculture sector is to focus on 10 crore small and marginal farmers who comprise more than 80 per cent of the total peasants in the country. Addressing a joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament, the President said the government accords priority to these small and marginal farmers too while highlighting measures taken to support these farmers. Stating that the goal of self-reliant India will be further strengthened by self-reliance in agriculture, Kovind said: With this idea, the government has, over the last six years, attempted to bring positive transformation in the Seed to Market system so that Indian agriculture is modernised and also sees growth.
Agricultural policy needs to focus on small and marginal farmers: President Ram Nath Kovind
Addressing the Parliament ahead of the Budget session, President Ram Nath Kovind said the Centre prioritises both small and marginal farmers while highlighting the measures taken to support them.
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Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said the need of the hour in the Indian agriculture sector is to focus on
10 crore small and marginal farmers, who comprise over 80 percent of the total farmers in the country.
Addressing a joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament, the President said the government accords priority to these small and marginal farmers, too, while highlighting the measures taken to support these farmers.
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Vishwanath Pratap Singh visited Kuala Lumpur in June 1990 as the Indian prime minister. He was surprised with the economic progress he saw around. Malaysia was one of the handful of Asian countries that had engineered an economic miracle by the 1980s, as it harnessed domestic capabilities to build an export engine that pulled people out of poverty. The average Malaysian was better off in 1990 than the average Indian is today.
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It aims to provide income support farmers.
Certain exclusions are also listed.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will transfer amount/funds under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme to crores of farmers on December 25.
Here are 10 quick things you want to know about Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme
- PM Kisan is a Central Sector scheme with 100 percent funding from the Indian Government.
- The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme was launched by PM Modi in 2019.
- The Scheme aims to provide income support to all landholder farmer families across the country with cultivable land, subject to certain exclusions.