In the virtual presence of Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will transfer Rs 1,104.27 crores into the accounts of 18.43 lakh farmers as the fourth installment of Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana on March 21.
Also transferred to the accounts of those who rear cattle will be Rs 7.55 crores as the 15th and 16th installments of the Godhan Nyay Yojana.
All the members of the Chhattisgarh cabinet will be present in the programme to be held at the Chief Minister's residence-cum-office, an official communication said on Saturday.
Under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana, farmers have been paid Rs 4,500 crores in three installments.
Similarly, Rs 23.62 crores have been paid in three installments to 4,777 farmers of certified seed producers and Rs 74 crores have been paid to sugarcane growers as additional incentives and inputs.
So far, Rs 4,597 crores have been paid to the farmers under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana.
Baghel will transfer Rs 3.75 crores as the 15th installment of the Godhan Nyaya Yojana and Rs 3.80 crores as the 16th installment to cattle rearers. So far, Rs 80.42 crores have been paid to them.
The Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana has been implemented from May 21, 2020, the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, to provide agricultural input assistance to farmers and to increase production and productivity of major crops in the state.