Budget disappointing, 'PM-KISAN' won't help distressed farmers: Odisha CM
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik said the Interim Union Budget for 2019-20 is deeply disappointing on some pointers, rating the pre-election Budget 2.5 on a scale of 10.Though Patnaik hailed the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN), he felt the Budgetary announcement did not better his government's KALIA or Krushak Assistance for Livelihoods & Income Augmentation scheme."I welcome the direct benefit transfer proposed for small and marginal farmers on lines of our KALIA scheme. Читать дальше...