Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Rupani today in the State assembly announced Rs. 3700 crore package for around 27 lakh farmers who are hit by excess rains in the month of August of current monsoon season. Farmers who suffered 33 per cent or more damages in crops will get Rs. 10,000 per hectare relief for maximum 2 hectares of land. For however little size of land he/she owns, a farmer beneficiary of this package, will get at least Rs. 5,000 assistance under this package. 37 lakh hectare land...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch the financing facility of Rs. 1 lakh crore under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund on 9th August at 11 AM via video conferencing. Prime Minister will also release the sixth instalment of funds of Rs. 17,000 crore to 8.5 crore farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme. The eventwill be witnessed by lakhs of farmers, cooperatives, and citizens across the country.Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, will ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Works for Bhadbhut barrage project have kicked off today, said Gujarat government statement. The statement said: The project once completed will offer potable water to areas located on the bank of river Narmada including Bharuch and Ankleshwar. Bhadbhut barrage will also offer water for irrigation and for industries. The project will also prevent further spread of salinity. The project once completed will offer 21,000 MCFT water. A 6 lane bridge which is part of this project...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat has taken a decision to supply agriculture power to farmers, daily for 10 hours instead of 8 hours with effect from August 7 in North Gujarat and Central Gujarat, considering delay in rains in these regions. The decision was taken in State cabinet meeting held earlier today. Read More

Rajkot: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday shared photographs of first train from Dhoraji in Gujarat that would take onion to neighboring country Bangladesh for export. According to Western Railway, after prolong talks with traders and APMCs in Dhoraji, Upleta, Gondal area, the first loading of onion started on 3rd August in a train to Bangladesh. WR द्वारा भावनगर मंडल की बीडीयू द्वारा धोराजी/उपलेटा/ग�...Read More

Gandhinagar: A farmer activist active in Southern Gujarat region, Jayesh Natvarbhai Patel (Delad) today joined ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in presence of State BJP chief CR Patil. Delad is especially active in Surat district (rural Surat). He is also Director of SUMUL Dairy. Minister Ganpat Vasava, a tribal leader of BJP from South Gujarat said, 'Jayesh Patel is from Olpad and he is a big man in cooperative sector. He would always work positively always for farmers' good. He has been...Read More