Pulse of the Public
Pulse of the Public
Agriculture & Rural Economy news and updates from Kalaburagi district.
Farmers in Chittapur taluk submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah through Tahsildar Nagayya Hiremath, demanding that Chittapur be declared a drought-affected taluk and immediate relief funds be released.
Agricultural authorities in Kalgi taluk have mandated biometric or face authentication e-KYC for all eligible PM-Kisan beneficiaries to receive upcoming financial installments.
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar ordered the dismissal of a self-help society secretary after 93 farmers from Ittanahalli village in Jevargi taluk had their crop insurance claims rejected due to unremitted premiums.
The Swabhimani Sugarcane Farmers' Action Committee and the Karnataka Sugarcane Farmers Association held a taluk conference in Afzalpur, demanding a support price of ₹5,000 per ton for sugarcane. Leaders accused both central and state governments of favoring sugar factory owners while leaving sugarcane growers in distress.
Farmer organisations in Yedrami observed a total bandh, shutting shops and blocking roads to demand drought-hit status for the taluk and the immediate release of crop insurance payouts.