Chief Minister Raghubar Das on October 11 will launch the second phase of Mukhyamantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana under which farmers will get Rs 5,000 per acre. In the second phase around 11 lakh farmers will be covered.
Chief Secretary, DK Tiwari recently in this connection has issued directions to all Deputy Commissioner (DCs) to make preparations so that the 11 lakh farmers who have not been covered under the scheme get benefits of the scheme.
The CM, while attending the function at Chaibasa, will launch the scheme on October 11. Similar type of function will be held at across the State. The State Government aims to cover 11 lakh left over farmers who have not received the benefits of Mukhya Mantri Krishi Ashirward Yojana.
The State Government has earmarked Rs 400 crore for the project and the funds have been allotted to several districts. On August 11, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu at a glittering function held in State Capital launched the ambitious Mukhya Mantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana. The Vice President by pressing a button credited Rs 442, 24,64,758 in the account of 13,60,380 farmers.
Under the MMKAY scheme of Raghubar Das Government, the beneficiaries (farmers) will get Rs 5,000 per acre for purchasing seeds, fertilizers and other agriculture tools.
Farmers having agricultural land upto 5 acres will get Rs 5,000 for each acre with maximum amount upto Rs 25,000. The MMKAY scheme of Raghubar Das Government is additional to PM Kishan scheme under which farmers will get Rs 6,000 per acre in three installments. The State Government through the scheme aims at disbursing Rs 3,000 crore in the account of 35 lakh farmers by December this year.
Sources said that the State Government aims to cover all the beneficiates of the scheme before the election.The Mukhyamantri Krishi Ashirward Yojana is one the major schemes of Raghubar Government aimed at luring farmers which constitute the major vote bank of any political parties.
The Chief Minister on the same day will provide financial assistance to farmers in drought hit districts. The Central government declared ten districts of Jharkhand as drought-affected. The drought-hit districts are, Chatra, Deoghar, Garwah, Giridih, Godda, Hazaribagh, Jamtatra, Koderma and Pakur. A Central team had visited these districts in the first week of August.