Adjective
kharif (not comparable)
(South Asia) Of crops: cultivated and harvested during the monsoon season.
Amid farmers’ protest against contentious farm bills, the government on Saturday ordered commencement of procurement operations for kharif paddy “immediately” in Punjab and Haryana. Source: Internet
As per the data sourced from Punjab Mandi Board (PMB), in the Kharif and Rabi season 2019-20, the government earned Rs 3642 crore by charging market fee and RDF. Source: Internet
As a result, many farmers have decided to leave the field vacant which will impact the supplies in July since they used to take one vegetable crop between rabi harvest and kharif sowing (1.5-2 months duration). Source: Internet
Besides, the state government will create new bank accounts for some 56 lakh farmers and issue 1.12 crore credit/debit cards to them by the next kharif season to enable them to avail crop loans and other government benefits. Source: Internet
In Kharif 2020, the total number of farmers covered under this government-sponsored scheme was 1.28 crore, a drop of 32 per cent from Kharif 2019. Source: Internet
Due date of Short Term Kharif loans advanced in the affected areas shall be extended by one year from the date of finance (maximum upto 30 September 2022) to facilitate conversion of such loans into Medium Term (Conversion) loans. Source: Internet