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Center-Left Owned by Siasat DailyKarnataka announces another Rs 2,500 drought aid for farmers
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Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking for a special financial package to develop Bengaluru’s infrastructure, faster drought relief for the state and Centre intervention on sugarcane farmers’ demands. At the same time the state launched the first instalment of an interim input subsidy for farmers affected by this year’s monsoon drought, with Shivakumar unveiling a Rs 1,250‑crore package that credits Rs 2,500 to each farmer’s account. Karnataka is also seeking a Rs 22,400‑crore assistance package from the Centre.
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has announced an additional Rs 2,500 in drought compensation for farmers, doubling the previously announced interim assistance to Rs 5,000 per beneficiary. Chief Minister D K Shivakumar announced the first phase of the relief distribution on Wednesday, November 4…
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BENGALURU: Karnataka on Thursday began paying out the first instalment of interim input subsidy to farmers hit by this year's monsoon drought, with Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar launching the disbursal at Vidhana Soudha of a Rs 1,250-crore package that puts Rs 2,500 each into the accounts of an…
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has announced an additional Rs 2,500 in drought compensation for farmers, doubling the previously announced interim assistance to Rs 5,000 per beneficiary. Chief Minister D K Shivakumar announced the first phase of the relief distribution on Wednesday, November 4…
