Odisha out of sync with its farmers?
A large chunk of the farming community is stuck to it because it has an MSP attached, unlike the larger basket of commodities for which the Centre offers support price.
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Odisha paddy farmers (Photo | EPS)
On Saturday, Odisha’s Cooperative Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain announced that the government will not procure paddy beyond June 30 the last date scheduled by the Food Corporation of India for rabi season since over 90% of the registered farmers were done with selling their produce. The declaration came amidst a spate of intense agitations across the state, with the BJP in the lead, over alleged gross irregularities in mandis as rice farmers claimed they have been left high and dry with too much unsold paddy. Farmers are a very crucial constituent in the voters’ mix in Odisha and with panchayat polls due next year, no party wants to lose sight of them. The BJP knows that the BJD’s Krushak Assistance fo
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NCDC Celebrates International Day of Cooperatives
Cooperatives have risen to the occasion in fighting COVID-19 to help the public says Shri Bhagwan Shankar, Additional Chief Secretary, Food & Civil Supplies and Cooperation Department, Government of Sikkim.
New Delhi: In the times of ongoing covid-19 crisis, many cooperatives in India have risen to the occasion and shown their capabilities to respond to COVID-19 pandemic to the best of their capabilities, said Bhagwan Shankar, Additional Chief Secretary, Cooperation Department, Government of Sikkim here on Friday.
He was speaking at an event “Cooperatives and the challenges of Covid-19 pandemic” organized by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) here to mark the International Day of Cooperatives celebrated every year. The theme of this year’s International Day of Cooperatives is “Rebuild Better Together,” to highlight the resilience and sustainability of cooperatives’ people-over-profit business model.