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Time of India
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Cong criticises Union govt for price hike of fertilisers
Shivamogga: Congress MLA Gopal Krishna Belur on Monday expressed outrage over the Union govt for increasing the prices of fertilisers, ranging from Rs 160 to Rs 180 per bag. He questioned the BJP's intentions, citing their protests against the milk price hike in Karnataka, while remaining silent when the price of fertilisers were increased. Speaking to reporters in Shivamogga, he said, "Farmers are struggling to cultivate paddy in the state due to the rapid price hike of fertilisers. He questioned whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi truly supports the agricultural community. Meanwhile, the Youth Congress, Shivamogga unit, strongly condemned the BJP govt's decision to increase chemical and fertiliser prices, which they believe will further burden farmers. They staged a protest in Shivamogga and alleged that the Union govt is giving farmers Rs 6,000 per year as Kisan Samman but collecting double that amount through increased prices of fertilisers and seeds. With farmers already struggling due to uncertain rainfall and crop damage, the price hike will exacerbate their distress. The Youth Congress urged the President to intervene and direct the Union govt to reduce fertiliser prices. If not, they threatened to take the protest to the streets. The memorandum was submitted through the joint director of agriculture in Shivamogga on Monday morning.
Time of India
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Congress criticises union government for fertiliser price hike, youth congress protests in Shivamogga
File photo SHIVAMOGGA: Congress MLA Gopal Krishna Belur on Monday expressed outrage over the Union govt for hiking fertiliser prices, ranging from Rs 160 to Rs 180 per bag. He questioned the BJP 's intentions, citing their protests against milk price hikes in Karnataka while remaining silent on fertiliser price increases. Speaking to reporters in Shivamogga, he said that farmers are struggling to cultivate paddy in the state due to the rapid price rises for fertilisers. He questioned whether Prime Minister Modi truly supports the agricultural community. Meanwhile, the Youth Congress, Shivamogga unit, strongly condemned the BJP govt's decision to increase chemical and fertiliser prices, which they believe will further burden farmers. They staged a protest in Shivamogga and alleged that the Union govt is giving farmers Rs 6,000 per year as Kisan Samman but collecting double that amount through increased prices of fertilisers and seeds. With farmers already struggling due to uncertain rainfall and crop damage, the price hike will exacerbate their distress. The Youth Congress urged the President to intervene and direct the Union govt to reduce fertiliser prices. If not, they threatened to take the protest to the streets. The memorandum was submitted through the Joint Director of Agriculture in Shivamogga on Monday morning.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Works worth 296 crore taken up under PM Janman in Manyam dist
Visakhapatnam: Under the Integrated Tribal Development Agencies (ITDAs) in Seethampeta and Parvatipuram, infrastructure projects and development work worth Rs 296 crore have been sanctioned or completed, benefiting thousands of tribal families under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-Janman) programme. These include housing, roads, schools, and other essential facilities. In Seethampeta ITDA jurisdiction, 447 particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) habitations were identified across four mandals, covering a tribal population of 49,611 and 12,188 PVTG households. About 2,530 houses have been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs 58 crore, of which 1,367 houses have so far been grounded. Three road works have been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs 3.83 crore, covering 3.88 km in the villages, whereas 417 drinking water schemes have been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs 24.06 crore, of which 99 works have been completed and the remainder are in progress. Three Anganwadi centres have been sanctioned, completed, and operationalised, while 16 multipurpose centres have been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs 9.6 crore and all works are in progress. Two hostels have also been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs 4.6 crore, and both are under construction. All 447 tribal habitations have been electrified. As many as 27 BSNL cell towers have been sanctioned and operationalised. Under the programme, 145 grama sabhas have been conducted, and during this campaign, 4,974 Aadhaar cards, 2,072 Ayushman Bharat cards, 449 PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana cards, 96 PM Jan Dhan Yojana cards, 14 PM Matru Vandana Yojana cards, 116 forest rights pattas, and 1,944 caste certificates have been issued. Under the jurisdiction of Parvatipuram ITDA, out of 4,750 eligible households for house sanction, 3,323 houses have been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs 79 crore, of which 1,827 houses have been grounded. Sixteen road works, covering a length of 34.77 km and benefiting 21 PVTG habitations, have been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs 35.7 crore. About 12,529 functional household tap connections (FHTCs) have been sanctioned with an outlay of Rs 47.2 crore for 376 works, out of which 55 works, with an expenditure of Rs 2.46 crore, have been completed. Other works taken up include Anganwadi centres, multipurpose centres, cell towers, and more.
