Fertiliser Subsidy

Budget 2018 must stimulate agriculture sector to help fertiliser players, says ICRA

The forthcoming Union Budget should provide several policy measures to give a stimulus to the troubled agricultural sector, which in turn would help the cash-starved fertiliser companies, says a report.

Congress says Centre resumed fertiliser subsidy in Gujarat with eye on polls, calls it election 'lollipop'

Congress on Friday accused government at the Centre of resuming the subsidy for farmers in Gujarat with an eye on the state Assembly polls

Govt rolls out direct benefit transfer for fertiliser subsidy in seven states/UTs

Direct benefit transfer (DBT) being implemented in the case of fertiliser subsidy payment is slightly different from the normal DBT implemented in cooking gas subsidy

Exclusive: Balancing act in Budget 2017 is a curse for the poor, writes Yogendra Yadav

If you happen to view the Union Budget 2017 from the bottom of the pyramid, you will see that it only perpetuates the existing imbalance

Eco Survey says rich enjoy subsidies of Rs 1 lakh crore, will Budget slash these?

Expect a significant rationalisation of subsidies for the poor, which may mean they are better targeted, not necessarily lessened, through schemes like Direct Benefit Transfer

Fertiliser industry approaches FM, seeks funds to clear subsidy payment

Faced with liquidity crunch, fertiliser industry body FAI has written to FM seeking arrangement of funds to clear outstanding subsidy arrears

Son-downer: Alagiri says no to UPA's urea price reform

The DMK minister in the cabinet, MK Alagiri, has blackballed the proposal to hike urea prices to bring down subsidies

Fertiliser ministry seeks Rs 15,000 cr subsidy for July-Sept

The government has budgeted the fertiliser subsidy for current fiscal at Rs 65,971.50 crore, roughly around the same level of Rs 65,974 crore budgeted in 2012-13.

How the govt itself stoked the fires of food inflation

A government commission says that food price inflation is a direct result of the government's own deficits and food buffer policies