While greeting the people of the State on the eve of Kisan Diwas on Saturday, the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that the State Government is committed to the welfare of the farmers. Effective steps are being taken by the State Government to clear the outstanding payment of the sugarcane farmers, he said and added that an amount of `98 crores has been released for the clearance of the dues of the sugar mills.
The CM further said that the his Government is moving ahead on the mission of doubling the income of farmers by 2022. He also cited the loan upto `1 lakh being provided to the farmers at a meagre interest rate of 2%.Over 3lakh farmers have benefited from this scheme so far, he claimed.
He also pitched for organic farming, saying that it is being promoted in the State to improve the condition of the farmers. At present, organic farming is being done on 60,000 hectare area in the State, he said and added that DBT subsidy on fertilisers to farmers has been started. He also claimed that the income of many farmers has doubled through farming of aromatic plants. Horticulture, vegetable cultivation is being promoted in the villages. The strategy of ‘Beej Se Bazar Tak’ been framed in the wider interest of the farmers, CM said.
Rawat also said that in conjunction with National Cooperative Development Corporation, the Integrated Cooperative Development Project worth `3632 crore has been started. This project would benefit 50,000 farmers of the State, he said.
Agriculture being the fulcrum of the State’s economy, the State Government is going all-out to boost farming in the State by all means possible, he assured.