Maha Govt plans to bring 70% farmers under PMFBY
The Dollar Business Bureau Due to drought for three successive years in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra and the poor monsoon in the previous years, the state government is trying to get more and more farmers under the insurance scheme for crops, in order to provide compensation for their failed crops. Currently, there are just 30 percent farmers, who are under the Prime Minister Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), an insurance scheme launched by the central government for farmers. The Maharashtra government wants to increase this target to 70 percent, according to official sources. In order to bring even the small and marginal farmers into the scheme, the insurance premium has been significantly brought down. Speaking to reporters in Mumbai after ...
'Make in India' set to resonate in a trade fair at Germany
The Dollar Business Bureau India is all set for large scale participation in Hannover Messe 2015, a world's leading trade fair for industrial technology which, is scheduled from April 13-17, 2015. According to an official release, India is gearing up to fully utilize its ‘Partner Country’ status in the event, by branding ‘Make in India’ slogan in a widespread manner in Germany and other neighbouring European countries. This was informed by Nirmala Sitharaman, the Indian Minister of State for Commerce & Industry (Independent Charge) on Monday. The Union Minister further said that the India’s Pavilion, being constructed by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), will project India’s brand image by highlighting key sectors of Indian portfolio under ...
