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Fertiliser subsidy to cost Rs. 5 b more
Daily FT
|October 09, 2025
THE fertiliser subsidy program is to cost Rs. 5 billion more, the Government announced yesterday.
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It said originally Rs. 33.5 billion was allocated for providing financial subsidy for fertiliser to the farmers cultivating the paddy lands during Maha season 2025/2026 and it has been estimated that an additional allocation of approximately Rs. 5 bil
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