Explainer: What is the role of FCI in food grain procurement & food security?
An important part of the relief packages announced by the Central & State governments is…
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Explainer: What are APMCs?
One of the measures announced by the Government of India as part of the COVID-19…
Fact Check of the claims about achievement & revamping of the PMFBY
The Union Finance minister recently made claims about the number of insured farmers under the…
Farmer Suicides in 2018 at a 12-year low, says NCRB. How reliable is this data?
NCRB’s 2018 report on ‘Accidental Deaths & Suicides’ reveals that the number of farmer suicides…
Explainer: What is the Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP)?
Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana was launched in 2011 to help & extend support to women…
Maharashtra still accounts for 1/3rd of the Farmer suicides in the country
The NCRB recently released the ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India’ report for 2016 after…
Part-3: Public & Private Insurance Companies in the implementation of PMFBY
A total of 18 insurance companies are empanelled to implement the PMFBY. Of these, 5…
Part-2: Number of Farmers enrolling under PMFBY decreases over the years
In part-2 of this series on PMFBY, we look at the trend in season wise…
Part-1: What is the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)?
In a three-part series, we look at the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in…
Explainer: What is the actual spending by various Central Government Departments in 2017-18
In an earlier article, we looked the actual expenditure by the government compared to estimates.…
