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Scindia Applauds Govt's Initiative For Coffee Growers
By ugesh sarkar, Section News
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Jyotiraditya M Scindia, minister of state for commerce and industry, said that the government had taken a number of steps to provide relief to the coffee growers. This included implementation of various relief packages/ schemes like Special Coffee Term Loan, Special Coffee Relief Package, Prime Minister's Relief Package for debt stressed farmers and Agriculture Debt Waiver and Relief Scheme.
The government is also implementing a number of schemes during the 11th Plan period, which, inter-alia, include extending financial assistance for the benefit of coffee growers. During 2008-09, the coffee production was 2,62,300 metric tonnes. On an average, about 70% of the country's production is exported. Source:www.fnbnews.com Scindia applauds govt's initiative for coffee growers
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