Sawant bats for agri bills

THE GOAN NETWORKPublished Sep 19, 2020, 12:38 AM IST

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Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday resumed office physically post his Covid-19 recovery and immediately batted for the farm legislations introduced by the BJP-led Centre and which have drawn flak from ryots in some North Indian States.

Sawant claimed with the passing of The Farmers Produce Trade & Commerce (Promotion & Facilitation) Bill 2020, the farmers can opt for better price for their produce.

“Inter and Intra state barriers are history now,” Sawant said while commenting on the farm bills which have drawn flak in several quarters for their potential to permit the Corporate sector take over control of pricing and leave farmers at their mercy.

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State to raise Rs 200 cr via sale of stock

THE GOAN NETWORK

Published Sep 19, 2020, 12:35 AM IST

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PANAJICrippled financially with the economic bloodbath unleashed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the State government is exhausting its budget approved planned borrowing options to meet its revenue expenditure commitments and will raise Rs 200 crore via the stock sale route. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will auction Goa government securities worth an aggregate of Rs 200 crore next week. The stocks are of a 10-year tenure and the auction will be routinely conducted by the…