Tag: fertiliser subsidy
India’s fertiliser subsidy model is broken; direct income support is the only way forward: Ashok Gulati
India’s agriculture sector is heading into a challenging season. Concerns over a potentially weak monsoon, the possible impact of El Niño, geopolitical tensions in West…
What’s ailing India’s fertiliser subsidy and ethanol policy? Ashok Gulati explains – The Economic Times Video
Ashok Gulati says India’s fertiliser subsidy model is fiscally unsustainable, heavily import-dependent and environmentally damaging. He advocates decontrolling fertiliser prices, replacing price subsidies with direct…
Govt raises nearly Rs 20,000 crore through disinvestment, asset sales as West Asia conflict swells subsidy burden
The Centre has already mobilised close to Rs 20,000 crore through stake sales and asset monetisation in the first two months of the current financial…
West Asia turmoil to swell fertiliser subsidy by up to Rs 25,000 Crore, hit output: Crisil Ratings
New Delhi: India’s fertiliser subsidy bill could climb by Rs 20,000-25,000 crore even as production could dip 10-15% if Middle East issues persist, according to…
Big change on cards to how fertiliser subsidy is transferred? What Agriculture Minister is proposing
New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday pitched for transferring the central government’s Rs 1.7 lakh crore annual fertiliser subsidy to farmers’…
LS passes supplementary demands for grants for additional spending of Rs 41,455 crore in FY26
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants, authorising the government for Rs 41,455 crore additional spending in the…