https://mainstreamweekly.net/ Mainstream Weekly ISSN (Mainstream Online) : 2582-7316 Author Submission Guidelines Mainstream's Privacy Policy Donate to Support Mainstream Weekly en SPIP - www.spip.net https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH42/siteon0-5599c.jpg?1780229567 https://mainstreamweekly.net/ 42 144 https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article573.html https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article573.html 2008-03-10T06:30:13Z text/html en M S Swaminathan <p>Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's Budget 2008-09 has aroused widespread interest in the methods of saving our small and marginal farming families from indebtedness and acute economic distress, which lead to occasional suicides. The steps proposed in the Budget will give relief to nearly four crore farmers, at an estimated outlay of Rs 60,000 crores. As stressed by Mr Chidambaram, this is a major step in recognising the indebtedness of the country to farm families who, through their toil in (…)</p> - <a href="https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/rubrique52.html" rel="directory">March 8, 2008</a>