The State Government on Monday decided to extend the livestock Insurance Scheme to the remaining 21 districts to protect farmers from loss due to death of cows and buffalos.
After a review of the implementation of the new Agriculture Policy-2013 by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Agriculture and Fisheries and Animal Resource Development Minister Debi Prasad Mishra said that considering the success of the implementation of the livestock Insurance Scheme in nine districts, it was decided to extend it to the other 21 districts.
The districts to come under the scheme during the current financial year include Angul, Baleswar, Balangir, Boudh, Dhenkanal, Deogarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Jajpur, Kalahandi, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Rayagada, Sundargarah, Subarnapur, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Bhadrak and Jharsuguda.
Mishra said it was also decided to cover fishermen under the housing scheme at a cost of Rs 70,000 per unit in the current financial year. Besides, it was decided to increase the mobile health units for treatment of animals to 158 from the present 105 to be covered in five more districts, Cuttack, Baleswar, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Sundargarah.