Nikhil Kumaraswamy Urges Karnataka to Raise Farmer Subsidy to Rs 25,000
Nikhil Kumaraswamy, Karnataka JD(S) Youth Wing President, highlighted farmers' distress due to debt and harassment by microfinance companies. During a Shivamogga visit, he recalled two farmer suicides in Kadur, Chikkamagaluru. He urged the government to increase drought-related crop loss subsidies from Rs 2,500 to Rs 25,000 per acre and establish fodder banks for livestock support. He also noted increased central funds for disaster relief to Karnataka.
Deccan Herald··Shivamogga




