POLITICS

This is History(2347)

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Yogi and Tikait mei kya bat hui thee?

While crying on the Dais the farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said “Meine Yogiji ki sari bate mani thee phir bhi mere sath yeh kiya gaya”. Now the question is Yogi and Tikait mein Kya baat hui thee ?.

Nitish Kumar invited to contest Lok Sabha election

Visit to Patna Saheb on the birth anniversary of the guru has won the hearts of the Sikh Community. One religious leader  has even invited Nitish Kumar to contest Lok Sabha election  from any where in Punjab  where he will win hands down. He would make the best PM, he said.

Over 92 lakh metric tonnes of paddy procured in 2020-21 in Chhattisgarh

A record number of 95.38 per cent of total registered farmers have sold paddy in Chhattisgarh in Kharif marketing year 2020-21, thanks to farmer-friendly policies implemented Chhattisgarh under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and better system of paddy procurement at support price. Out of 21 lakh 52 thousand 475 farmers, 20 lakh 53 thousand 483 farmers have sold their paddy this year, which is the highest in last 20 years. The number of farmers selling paddy on minimum support price, total registered acreage, area of paddy sold, percentage of farmers selling paddy and the total amount of paddy sold have increased significantly after formation of the new government in Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh has created a new record of purchasing more than 92 lakh metric tonnes of paddy in the year 2020-21. Compared to last six years, the percentage of farmers selling paddy in 2020-21 is 95.38 per cent, which is the highest ever since the state was formed. In the year 2015-16, 11 lakh 5 thousand 556 farmers out of 13 lakh 17 thousand 583 registered farmers have sold their paddy, which is 83.9 per cent of the total registered farmers.  Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel took the historic decision to waive off farmer loans and irrigation tax as soon as he came into power, which encouraged people to return to the agricultural practices. Enthusiasm of the farmers was further boosted by providing 10 thousand rupees per acre of agricultural input assistance under Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana.