An Indian farmer works in a paddy field in the village of Naxalbari some 34 Kms from Siliguri on February 29, 2008. India's Congress-led government, presenting likely its last budget before the next polls, pledged massive spending to help farmers as it reached out to its traditional rural support base. Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, releasing the budget for the fiscal year to March 2009 as India's blistering economic growth has begun to slow, announced a debt relief package for farmers of 600 billion rupees (15.05 billion USD).
An Indian farmer ploughs his field using a pair of oxens on the outskirts of Kolkata, on March 5, 2008. India's Congress-led government announced on February 29, 2008 a 15-billion-dollar loan bailout for small farmers in a populist pre-election budget targeting the party's traditional poor rural supporters.
An Indian farmer ploughs his field using a pair of oxens on the outskirts of Kolkata, on March 5, 2008. India's Congress-led government announced on February 29, 2008 a 15-billion-dollar loan bailout for small farmers in a populist pre-election budget targeting the party's traditional poor rural supporters.
An Indian farmer ploughs a paddy field in the village of Naxalbari some 34 Kms from Siliguri on February 29, 2008. India's Congress-led government, presenting likely its last budget before the next polls, pledged massive spending to help farmers as it reached out to its traditional rural support base. Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, releasing the budget for the fiscal year to March 2009 as India's blistering economic growth has begun to slow, announced a debt relief package for farmers of 600 billion rupees (15.05 billion USD). A
An Indian farmer ploughs a paddy field in the village of Naxalbari some 34 Kms from Siliguri on February 29, 2008. India's Congress-led government, presenting likely its last budget before the next polls, pledged massive spending to help farmers as it reached out to its traditional rural support base. Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, releasing the budget for the fiscal year to March 2009 as India's blistering economic growth has begun to slow, announced a debt relief package for farmers of 600 billion rupees (15.05 billion USD).
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