SENSEX   82,890.94

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NIFTY   25,356.50

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CRUDEOIL   5,782.00

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GOLD   73,510.00

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SILVER   89,244.00

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SENSEX   82,890.94

 -71.77

NIFTY   25,356.50

 -32.40

NIFTY   25,356.50

 -32.40

CRUDEOIL   5,782.00

 -27.00

CRUDEOIL   5,782.00

 -27.00

GOLD   73,510.00

 -5.00

Did the government policies really double farmers income?

higher Procurement. Growers thrashing paddy harvested at Sopen Amkha village on the outskirts of Guwahati in Assam. Paddy production is estimated to be 10 per cent lower during the kharif season due to deficient rainfall. Assam produced 52.89 lakh tonnes of rice last fiscal. The State government, however, plans to procure 10 lakh tonnes of rice from farmers this year against a record high procurement of 5.8 lakh tonnes last year RITU RAJ KONWAR RITU RAJ KONWAR

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