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Govt promoting setting up FPOs to boost income of small farmers: Tomar

"There is a need to expand FPOs as the number of small and marginal farmers are high in our country," Tomar said

No plan to reintroduce three repealed farm laws in future: Agri Min in RS

Replying to a written question, he said 'the subject of compensation etc. to the families of the deceased farmers in the farmers movement is with the concerned state government.'

Will form committee on MSP after assembly polls: Tomar tells Rajya Sabha

While announcing the repeal of three farm laws in November last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to set up a committee to discuss the farmers' demand for a legal guarantee on MSP

Unprecedented provisions made for farm sector development in Budget: Tomar

Welcoming the Budget 2022, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said unprecedented provisions have been made for the overall development of the farm sector.

Centre will do everything to ensure income of NE farmers is doubled: Tomar

Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday assured that the Central government will do everything in its capacity to ensure the income of the farmers of the North-Eastern region is doubled

No plans to bring back farm laws again; Congress creating confusion: Tomar

Tomar on Sunday said the government has no plan to bring back the recently repealed farm laws, and urged farmers to be wary of "confusion" being created by the Congress on this issue

Centre will not bring back farm laws, clarifies Narendra Singh Tomar

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday clarified that the Centre will not reintroduce farm laws in an amended form.The clarification from the Union Minister comes after Congress alleged that the Centre is planning to bring back the three farm laws (that have now been repealed) with amendments after the assembly elections in five states."I did not say this," Tomar replied when asked about his statement at an event in Nagpur on Friday in which, while talking about the (now repealed) farm laws, he said the government has moved a "step back" and "will move forward again"."I had said that the government had made good (farm) laws. We took them back due to some reasons. The government will continue to work for the welfare of the farmers," the minister said.Earlier, Tomar, during the Nagpur event, had said: "We brought the farm laws. Some people did not like them but it was a big reform after 70 years after Independence which was moving ahead under the leadership of ...

Govt creating unique IDs of farmers enrolled under agri-schemes: Tomar

The minister said this would help in provisioning the farmer's verification through e-Know Your Farmer (e-KYF)

SKM committee likely to meet Amit Shah, Narendra Tomar over farmers' issues

A five-member committee of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) is likely to meet Union ministers Amit Shah and Narendra Singh Tomar separately to discuss their pending farm related issues

No data on farmers who died, so no compensation, says govt in Parliament

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said this in reply to questions on 'Agitation of Farm Laws' raised by a bunch of MPs in the Lok Sabha.

Number of farmers' suicide dropped to 5,579 in 2020: Narendra Singh Tomar

The number of farmers who committed suicide dropped to 5,579 in 2020 as compared to 5,957 in the previous year, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed Parliament on Tuesday

PM Modi is and will remain committed to farmers: Agri Minister Tomar

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "is and will remain committed towards farmers and agriculture".

Unanimity among govt, Opposition parties on repeal of 3 farm laws: Tomar

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Monday that there was unanimity on the issue as both the government and opposition parties wanted to nullify the legislations.

Agriculture Minister Tomar's comment on MSP 'unjustified', 'illogical': SKM

SKM said that Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar's comments that a Committee to deliberate on the issues of crop diversification among others, is "patently unjustified and illogical".

After farm laws repeal, Tomar urges farmers to end protests, go home

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar urged the farmers protesting on different borders of Delhi to end their agitation and go home

FPOs of marginalised farmers to change country's agri scenario: Tomar

Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said new Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) of marginalised cultivators will change the agriculture scenario in the country.

Northeastern region to turn into oil palm hub of India: Tomar

The Union minister emphasised playing an equal role for the development of the crop and assured to make major investments

India 4th biggest maker of agrochemicals, huge potential for growth: Tomar

India is the fourth-largest producer of agrochemicals in the world, and the sector has a huge potential for growth with the help of research, innovation and a speedy registration system: Tomar

Govt sets 307.33 mt foodgrain production target for 2021-22 crop year

The Centre has set a target of 307.33 million tonne of foodgrains production for the current 2021-22 crop year ending June

India's emphasis on re-introducing traditional food: Agri Minister

Tomar on Sunday said the government has emphasised on re-introducing traditional food items including millets