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The other step .$"12 2 P Wping India, the Narendra , # , 9''' # , being considered is doubling Modi Government is consid- # # collateral-free loans under he Congress on Monday enquiry into the incident a ering direct benefit transfer 0 # # - 3-7 Kisan Credit Cards (KCCs) to suspended its Karnataka special enquiry committee had T (DBT) or transfer cash to farm- , , : ) 2 lakh and changes in the PM MLA JN Ganesh, who hit his been constituted under the ers and other low income rural ('''' * crop insurance scheme to colleague Anand Singh during leadership of Deputy Chief families to ease their financial 3456, 7 # # , enhance coverage and ensure an alleged brawl at a private Minister G Parameshwara. burden, instead of offering # # # # faster settlement of claims and resort here on Saturday night. The panel also includes subsidies. As per the plan, the schemes. In further trouble for Ganesh, Ministers KJ George and Government may combine all Besides, the Centre pays 2 Anand — who suffered injuries Krishna Byre Gowda, the farm subsidies, including fer- per cent interest subvention in the scuffle and is admitted release said, adding that the tiliser costs, in the DBT. The against the base rate (9 per cent in a private hospital — has filed committee had been asked Government is also planning to in case of PSBs) on all farm an FIR against Ganesh. to submit the report at the tweak the guidelines of Prime credit. An additional 3 per According to the FIR, earliest. Minister Fasal Bima Yojna to cent interest subsidy on crop besides attempt to murder, A statement issued by the ensure minimum premium loans of up to 3 lakh is paid Ganesh, who was one of the KPCC said party leaders have and maximum benefit to to farmers who repay loans in MLAs reportedly under the conducted a preliminary farmers. one year, reducing effective BJP lens for desertion, has enquiry about the “unpleas- The additional cost will be rate of interest in such cases to been charged with causing ant” incident and have also limited to 70,000 crore ($9.8 4 per cent. grievous injuries and giving collected information from billion) annually after a full After electoral debacle in threats. Anand. rollout of the programme. three major States — Ganesh claimed he too “Whatever the media has Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh was injured in the scuffle but created about (me) hitting had budgeted 70,100 crore for and Rajasthan — in the last insisted that no “bottle attack” (Anand) with bottle ... and he farm subsidies in the year end- year Assembly polls, the had taken place as projected in getting14 to 20 stitches ... are ing March 31, 2019. Narendra Modi Government the media. However, he admit- all completely false. There Coming ahead of general has realised that its existing ted a scuffle had taken place were also reports about (me) elections next year, the pro- policies have failed to reach the between him and Anand at having bitten our gun man. He posal is expected to put more farmers. The Modi Eagleton Resorts on the city is physically present here. This money into the hands of farm- Government, which is seeking outskirts late on Saturday. is a lie,” Ganesh said. Stating ers, enabling more investments a second term, has to win over The Congress had shifted that Anand is like an elder in the industry, and raising to them to carry out farming officials of Agriculture simultaneously rework some subsidy alone stands at over discontented farmers before its legislators to the resort on brother to him, Ganesh said he consumption to boost the over- activities. An interest-free crop Ministry, Finance Ministry and subsidies being given to 90,000 crore followed by fer- the election. They have been hit Friday last fearing “poaching” and his family have respected all economy, said officials privy loan, from 50,000 to 1 lakh NITI Aayog to decide package farmers such as that on fer- tiliser subsidy at 75,000 crore. by falling crop prices and ris- by the BJP as bid to destabilise Anand, whom they knew for to the plan. for every farmer, is also on the for farmers. “The cash transfer tilisers and crop loans,” sources The Government has already ing input costs, prompting the Congress-JDS coalition the last 15-20 years. One proposal is to transfer Government’s relief package to farmers in a year by the added. rolled out fertiliser subsidy to thousands of them to protest in Government in the State. He added, “I have not 4,000 per acre to farmers, menu. The cash transfer for Centre for land-owning farm- Subsidies to the agriculture companies under DBT. the street to seek debt waivers. With the Congress is fac- done this to him purposeful- including small or marginal irrigation and power cost for ers appears to be favorable. The sector include power subsidy, In order to keep the cred- At the same time, the ing much embarrassment over ly. On some issue Bhima Naik farmers who are farm labour- running tube can also be scheme is expected to cost fertiliser subsidy, agriculture it flow to the farm sector Opposition Congress has raised the episode, KPCC president (another Congress MLA) and ers. Under the direct income worked out. 1.2- 1.3 lakh crore,” sources loan at lower rate of interest, robust, the Centre is also plan- pressure on the Government to Dinesh Gundu Rao said Anand (had differences), I support scheme, farmers would Sources said that the said. “The fiscal burden will irrigation subsidy, and insur- ning to raise the Budget outlay act after it waived farm loans Ganesh has been suspended tried to bring them together be entitled to a periodic pay- Cabinet Secretary had held a shift to the next fiscal year, giv- ance cover for farmers at lower for interest subvention for agri- following victories against the with immediate effect. In (compromise) ... but some ment. The amount will be paid several rounds of meeting with ing room for the Centre to premium rates. The power culture loans to 23,000 crore BJP in three States last month. order to conduct detailed wrong events happened.” !"#$ ' ( O P % " )'*+' "! $ %"& $./0.1 mitment of sharing of 50 per Bengaluru: The “Walking cent subordinate debt towards God” as he is reverentially he controversy surrounding central taxes by the Delhi called, the 111-year old Sree TDelhi Metro’s phase-IV Government as it did not Shivakumara Swami of !" # $ refuses to die down. Fresh tus- approve of it. Siddaganga mutt has left an sle is brewing between the This was “contrary to the indelible imprint with his % $ " Ministry of Housing and Urban existing practice being fol- stellar contributions in edu- & ' ($"&') ' ' Affairs (HUA) and the Delhi lowed for all 50:50 joint venture cation sector and philan- * +% # , Government over it. metro rail projects”, including thropy targeted at children in - " . The HUA Ministry said earlier phases of the Delhi whom he saw the Almighty. " certain financial conditions Metro, the official claimed. Known as “trivida dasohi” & ' * "*/ imposed by the Delhi The HUA officials recent- for his triple sacraments — Government have jeopardised losses will be equally shared by “conveyed financial commit- ly had said it is examining the food, shelter and education — the metro phase IV projects, the Centre and the State, and ments in their in-principle condition that the Centre among his followers, the leading to substantial delay that the Delhi Government approval of the Phase-IV”. The equally share any operational swamiji, who died on and inconvenience to people as will not bear any liability of DMRC on January 10 this year loss with the AAP Monday, is considered as the conditions are contravention to external loan if the Delhi Metro had submitted the Phase-IV Government, while asserting incarnation of Basavanna, the the metro phase III and Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) fails detailed project report com- that it was a State subject and 12th century social reformer, Rail Policy 2017 passed by to pay back. prising six corridors with that other States might raise as he accepted all irrespective Parliament. An official said the Delhi revised costs, sources said. similar demands. of their religion or castes. The project is under Government had also put a Meanwhile, the Delhi Sources said demonetisa- Born on April 1, 1907 at appraisal of independent condition in its approval that it Government spokesperson tion and implementation of Veerapura in Magadi Taluk agency as certain changes have will not have any liability on countered the allegation, say- Goods and Service Tax (GST) near here to Honnappa and ! " been made by the State loan provided by the Japan ing, the city Government has has helped the Delhi Gangamma as Shivanna, he ## Government in the revised International Cooperation already cleared the project Government to reduce the cost was among the 12 siblings. detailed project reports of six Agency to fund the project is from its side and any delay that of the Metro phase IV six cor- Losing his mother at the #$ corridors. the violation of the Metro Rail is now happening is from the ridors from 55,000 crore to age of 8 is said to be one of the Sources said the proposal Policy 2017 wherein opera- Centre’s side. 46,845 crore. Among the pro- reasons for transformation ' % 0 cannot be passed with the tional losses are to be borne by “The Phase-IV project was jects chosen under the Phase- in Shivanna’s behaviour, that 0% 0% *1 & 1 "*/ financial conditions imposed the Delhi Government.