INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Friday after Reuters reported that the government was considering three options for a farm relief package that could cost up to 3 lakh crore
($42.82 billion).Prime Minister Narendra Modi is considering a direct payment to all landowning farmers, compensation for those who sold
produce below government prices, and a loan forgiveness programme, according to three government sources.The benchmark 10-year bond yield
ended at 7.39 per cent, up 11 basis points on the day and 1 basis point below the day's high which was reached after the farm loan package
