Chhattisgarh launches scheme to offer enter help to farmers | India Information

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday launched ‘Krishak Unnati Yojna’ to offer enter help to farmers and launched Rs 13,320 crore to 24.72 lakh cultivators.

The scheme was launched at a operate at Saryu Prasad Agrawal stadium in Balod district.

Talking on the event, Sai mentioned one other assure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been fulfilled with the launch of this scheme.

Enter help value Rs 13,320 crore was transferred to the financial institution accounts of 24.75 lakh farmers beneath the Krishak Unnati Yojana, he mentioned.

Of those cultivators, 24.72 lakh bought paddy this yr within the kharif advertising season 2023-24 at minimal help worth, and so they have been paid the distinction quantity of Rs 13,289 crore, the chief minister mentioned.

Equally, greater than Rs 31 crore was paid to 2,829 farmers producing paddy seeds by the seed company, he mentioned.

“The state authorities fulfilled its promise to farmers, by disbursing pending paddy bonus of two years (2014-15 and 2015-16) value Rs 3,716 crore to them on Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji’s birthday in December final yr. Greater than 13 lakh farmers benefited from this,” he mentioned.

Sai mentioned Prime Minister Modi had given a assure to launch the ‘Mahtari Vandan Yojana’ for ladies, and on March 10, he nearly transferred Rs 655 crore to the financial institution accounts of greater than 70 lakh (married) girls within the state.

“The prime minister had promised forest dwellers that remuneration for have a tendency leaf assortment can be hiked from Rs 4,000 per sack to Rs 5,500 per sack. This scheme will even be launched on Tuesday,” he mentioned.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, who attended the launch in Rajnandgaon, was additionally nearly linked to the primary programme in Balod.

Addressing the operate, he mentioned the nation is witnessing all-round growth beneath the management of PM Modi.

“The event of Chhattisgarh will now happen at jet velocity. In simply three months of the formation of the brand new authorities, growth works have progressed rather a lot within the state. It looks like it’s raining cash in Chhattisgarh,” Yadav mentioned.

Notably, the BJP had promised to acquire paddy at Rs 3,100 per quintal from farmers throughout the meeting polls final yr.

The paddy procurement for the Kharif season passed off between November 1 and February 4, and round 145 lakh metric tonnes of paddy was procured from greater than 24 lakh farmers on the minimal help worth (MSP).

The MSP for widespread grade paddy was Rs 2,183 per quintal and Rs 2,203 for Grade A paddy.

In response to officers, the distinction quantity over the MSP was given to farmers as enter help at Rs 917 per quintal paddy beneath the Krishak Unnati Yojna.

The programme to disburse the help was held in each district and growth block headquarters, they mentioned.

First Revealed: Mar 12 2024 | 7:56 PM IST