India’s government unveiled on Friday a raft of budget sweeteners for farmers, the middle class and also cows, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to shore up support with elections looming.
Thousands of farmers hit by low produce prices, crippling debt and volatile weather have killed themselves in recent years. This and rising joblessness have hit Modi’s popularity. A new government scheme will give 120 million ‘small and marginal’ farmers direct annual handouts of around 6,000 rupees AFP/File
The announcement of a new national cow board to look after bovine welfare and boost dairy production meanwhile was seen as a sop […]
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