krishi karman award
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has selected Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Tripura for the Krishi Karman awards for their record performance in the production of food grains during 2015-16. Apart from these states, Meghalaya would get commendation prize for total food grain production and would be given a cash award of Rs 1 crore. Tamil Nadu has been chosen in large category (production more than 10 million tonnes), Himachal Pradesh in medium category (1 to 10 million tonnes) and Tripura in small category (less than 1 million tonnes). Tamil Nadu had produced 130 lakh tonnes of foodgrains in 2015-16, which is the highest in the last five years. In terms of yield in foodgrains, the state managed to get a yield of 3.38 tonnes per hectare as against the all-India average of 2.028 tonnes per hectare, which is 67% more than the national average. The state had adopted an “innovative, eco-friendly integrated pest management” to achieve this feat. In addition, government interventions like post-harvest management, disbursal of subsidies and integrated soil health management were also taken into account by the agricultural ministry. Tamil Nadu will receive a sum of Rs 5 crore for the award. Tamil Nadu had already bagged the award thrice in 2011-12 for highest food grains production, in 2013-14 for highest pulses production and in 2014-15 for highest coarse cereals production. Tripura has been selected for the Krishi Karman Award 2015-16 for a commendable increase in food grain production in small category states. The state produced 825,000 tonnes of food grain in 2016. The state would also receive a cash award of Rs five crore. Tripura gets this national award for the second time. The state targets to produce 935,000 tonnes of food grain in 2017
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has selected Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Tripura for the Krishi Karman awards for their record performance in the production of food grains during 2015-16. Apart from these states, Meghalaya would get commendation prize for total food grain production and would be given a cash award of Rs 1 crore. Tamil Nadu has been chosen in large category (production more than 10 million tonnes), Himachal Pradesh in medium category (1 to 10 million tonnes) and Tripura in small category (less than 1 million tonnes). Tamil Nadu had produced 130 lakh tonnes of foodgrains in 2015-16, which is the highest in the last five years. In terms of yield in foodgrains, the state managed to get a yield of 3.38 tonnes per hectare as against the all-India average of 2.028 tonnes per hectare, which is 67% more than the national average. The state had adopted an “innovative, eco-friendly integrated pest management” to achieve this feat. In addition, government interventions like post-harvest management, disbursal of subsidies and integrated soil health management were also taken into account by the agricultural ministry. Tamil Nadu will receive a sum of Rs 5 crore for the award. Tamil Nadu had already bagged the award thrice in 2011-12 for highest food grains production, in 2013-14 for highest pulses production and in 2014-15 for highest coarse cereals production. Tripura has been selected for the Krishi Karman Award 2015-16 for a commendable increase in food grain production in small category states. The state produced 825,000 tonnes of food grain in 2016. The state would also receive a cash award of Rs five crore. Tripura gets this national award for the second time. The state targets to produce 935,000 tonnes of food grain in 2017
The Union Ministry of
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has selected Tamil Nadu, Himachal
Pradesh and Tripura for the Krishi Karman awards for their record
performance in the production of food grains during 2015-16. Apart from
these states, Meghalaya would get commendation prize for total food
grain production and would be given a cash award of Rs 1 crore.
Tamil Nadu has been chosen in large category (production more than 10
million tonnes), Himachal Pradesh in medium category (1 to 10 million
tonnes) and Tripura in small category (less than 1 million tonnes).
Tamil Nadu had produced 130 lakh tonnes of foodgrains in 2015-16, which
is the highest in the last five years. In terms of yield in foodgrains,
the state managed to get a yield of 3.38 tonnes per hectare as against
the all-India average of 2.028 tonnes per hectare, which is 67% more
than the national average. The state had adopted an “innovative,
eco-friendly integrated pest management” to achieve this feat. In
addition, government interventions like post-harvest management,
disbursal of subsidies and integrated soil health management were also
taken into account by the agricultural ministry.
Tamil Nadu will receive a sum of Rs 5 crore for the award. Tamil Nadu
had already bagged the award thrice in 2011-12 for highest food grains
production, in 2013-14 for highest pulses production and in 2014-15 for
highest coarse cereals production.
Tripura has been selected for the Krishi Karman Award 2015-16 for a
commendable increase in food grain production in small category states.
The state produced 825,000 tonnes of food grain in 2016. The state would
also receive a cash award of Rs five crore. Tripura gets this national
award for the second time. The state targets to produce 935,000 tonnes
of food grain in 2017.
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Union Cabinet approves policy guidelines to allow state entities to
directly borrow bilateral loans
April 19, 2017No comments
The Union Cabinet has approved the policy guidelines to permit
financially sound State Government entities to borrow directly from
bilateral ODA (Official development Assistance) partners for the purpose
of implementing vital infrastructure projects. The approval is subject
to fulfilment of certain conditions and all repayments of loans and
interests to the funding agencies.
As a corollary to the new decision, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Development Authority (MMRDA) has been permitted to borrow directly from
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Official Development
Assistance (ODA) loan for implementation of Mumbai Trans Harbour Link
(MTHL) project.
Present guidelines
At present, external assistance from bilateral and multilateral sources
is received by the union government for:
projects/programmes in the Central sector;
projects executed by Central Public Sector Undertakings;
on behalf of the State Governments for State sector
projects/programmes implemented by the State Governments and/or local
bodies and public sector undertakings.
The existing guidelines prohibit State Government from borrowing
directly from external agencies. In addition, the amount borrowed by the
state governments would become a part of their FRBM (Fiscal
Responsibility and Budget Management).
Salient highlights of new guidelines
The State government which gets the loan will furnish guarantee for
the loan and the Government of India will provide counter guarantee for
the loan.
The state entities can directly approach bilateral agencies and the
funding would not fall under state FRBM target.
The eligibility criteria for state entities would be a revenue of
over Rs 1,000 crore.
In case of infrastructure projects, the cost criteria will be Rs
5,000 crore.
Need
Major infrastructure projects of several State entities have huge
funding requirements, and borrowing of the State Governments for
implementing such projects exhausts their respective borrowing limits.
Therefore, it was considered necessary to facilitate direct borrowing by
the State Government entities from bilateral external agencies. As per
the new guidelines, State entities can directly borrow and repay the
loan without burdening the State exchequer.
Tags: External Assistance • FRBM • Infrastructure Investments • MMRDA •
MTHL • National • States
Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Tripura chosen for Krishi Karman
Awards, 2015-16
April 19, 2017No comments
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has selected Tamil
Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Tripura for the Krishi Karman awards for
their record performance in the production of food grains during
2015-16. Apart from these states, Meghalaya would get commendation prize
for total food grain production and would be given a cash award of Rs 1
crore.
Tamil Nadu has been chosen in large category (production more than 10
million tonnes), Himachal Pradesh in medium category (1 to 10 million
tonnes) and Tripura in small category (less than 1 million tonnes).
Tamil Nadu had produced 130 lakh tonnes of foodgrains in 2015-16, which
is the highest in the last five years. In terms of yield in foodgrains,
the state managed to get a yield of 3.38 tonnes per hectare as against
the all-India average of 2.028 tonnes per hectare, which is 67% more
than the national average. The state had adopted an “innovative,
eco-friendly integrated pest management” to achieve this feat. In
addition, government interventions like post-harvest management,
disbursal of subsidies and integrated soil health management were also
taken into account by the agricultural ministry.
Tamil Nadu will receive a sum of Rs 5 crore for the award. Tamil Nadu
had already bagged the award thrice in 2011-12 for highest food grains
production, in 2013-14 for highest pulses production and in 2014-15 for
highest coarse cereals production.
Tripura has been selected for the Krishi Karman Award 2015-16 for a
commendable increase in food grain production in small category states.
The state produced 825,000 tonnes of food grain in 2016. The state would
also receive a cash award of Rs five crore. Tripura gets this national
award for the second time. The state targets to produce 935,000 tonnes
of food grain in 2017.
Read more at: http://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/month/current-affairs-2017-april
Read more at: http://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/month/current-affairs-2017-april
For all of the eligible and willing candidates there is available Tripura Agriculture Department Recruitment 2017- 18.
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