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Narendra Modi speech: With back-to-back droughts hitting the agriculture output hard, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for steps to conserve water and asked farmers to focus on crop diversification and go for allied activities like dairy, poultry and food processing to boost their income. Inaugurating a 3-day 'Krishi Unnati Mela', Modi said since May 2014 when it came to power, his government has taken several initiatives for agriculture growth, including introduction of a new insurance scheme and giving soil health cards to farmers, with a view to doubling their income by 2022. As per the latest government data, the all-India average monthly income of agricultural households during the crop year July 2012-June 2013 was estimated at Rs 6,426. (PTI)
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5. I convey Easter greetings to people across the world. Students should develop some skills during their vacations. I also want to congratulate Indian cricket team for their wins against Pakistan and Bangladesh and convey my best wishes for the upcoming match. (PTI)
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Amit Shah attacked Congress, saying its main focus was to ensure that the Modi dispensation does not perform, as he hailed the government for providing "corruption-free governance" and "dynasty-free leadership and giving stability and hope to people". (Express photo)
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Narendra Modi: Giving a push to government's financial inclusion programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched the Stand-up India scheme under which 1.25 lakh bank branches will provide loans up to Rs 1 crore to SC/ST and women entrepreneurs. At a function, which was organised to mark birth anniversary of dalit leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram, Modi flagged off 5,100 e-rickshaws. (PTI)
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In a scathing critique of Congress, the Finance Minister said it was shrinking throughout India and the voters will turn Prime Minister Narendra Modi's slogan of 'Congress-free' India into a reality. "Modiji once called for a Congress-free India. Congress has already gone out of Arunachal Pradesh. It can lose its government in Uttarakhand any day. In upcoming Kerala and Assam elections there are clear signals that it will wind up. Indian voters will convert Modiji's slogan for Congress-free India into reality. We are headed in that direction," Jaitley said. (PTI)

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