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Bhagirath Choudhary subsidy cucumber farm

After minister’s Rs 99-lakh subsidy, Express investigation, schemes on hold

September 09, 2026 3:03 am

The National Horticulture Board has suspended acceptance of fresh applications for grant of clearance under two schemes for one month, effective September 4.

farmers incentives

Support given to farmers is an incentive to produce, not a subsidy or freebie

April 03, 2023 12:46 pm

The so-called 'heavy farm subsidisation' is a case of 'heavy reverse subsidisation' of consumers by farmers. The cost of growing food, however high, has to be borne by the state for basic survival of people

Fixing the farm

Fixing the farm

May 11, 2015 12:00 am

Recasting agricultural subsidies is long overdue. But can the government do it in the present environment?

Govt works to finetune farm subsidy as per WTO

May 08, 2015 4:45 am

India successfully negotiated an open-ended 'peace clause' at the WTO’s General Council last November.

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