Sow Happy: The prime minister may announce some relief measures soon. The Centre is planning to transfer a fixed amount of money into the accounts of debt-ridden farmers every month, a move that could cost the exchequer up to Rs 1 lakh crore a year.
An announcement to this effect will be made soon by Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself, informed sources told DH on Thursday.
There has been a layer of meetings between the officials of the Prime Minister’s Office, agriculture ministry, finance ministry and the Niti Aayog since Wednesday where various alternatives were discussed for relief to farmers weighed […]
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