Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at the State-level Inaugural programme of Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana in Krishi Upaj Mandi of Khurai of district Sagar today said that the scheme will work as a protective shield for the farmers.
Under the scheme, the difference in amount of the crops to be sold at less than the support price will be paid directly in the bank accounts of the farmers. The farmers will be provided full benefit of their hard labour. Chouhan dedicated and laid foundation of several development works costing Rs 100 crore approximately on this occasion. The programme was broadcasted live in the entire state.
Chouhan stated that the scheme is being inaugurated today in all the 257 mandis of the state. Farmers are working hard in Bundelkhand. The state is leading in the country in agriculture sector. Today is a historical and golden day for the farmers of the state. loan without interest is being provided by the government to the farmers in the state. Not only this, farmer has to repay Rs 90,000 only against a loan of Rs one lakh now. Farming has to be made a profitable occupation. Wheat of Khurai has special identity in the entire country.
Besides, Chouhan asserted that provision of irrigation facility is priority of the government. Irrigation facility is being provided on 40 lakh hectare area in the state. Approval has been given to the scheme of Bina Complex. An amount of Rs 3735 crore approximately will be spent for this to facilitate irrigation on about 2.5 lakh hectare area. Approval for Parkul, Kadan Medium Projects has also been given. Similarly, approval will be given for several small irrigation projects. Efforts are being made to start Ken-Betwa link project. Reasonable price for their agriculture produces will be ensured. Income of the farmers cannot be increased till they get reasonable rates for their produces.He further said that the government has purchased onion at the rate of Rs 8 per k.g. The government does not wish to let the farmers’ labour go futile. We will not let the crops to be sold less than the support price.
Farmers will sell crops directly in the mandi and the difference amount of support price will be deposited in the bank accounts of the farmers. Giving an example of Urad, Moong, Soybean and Maize being purchased less than the support price, he informed in detail about the scheme. Chouhan urged the farmers for registration under the scheme. He mentioned that this scheme will be implemented for horticulture crops also.
Chouhan informed that a Price Stabilisation Fund of Rs 1,000 crore has been formed in the state. Crop Girdavali Module App has been prepared. All the districts of Bundelkhand have been declared drought affected. The burn out transformers will be replaced on depositing 20 percent amount. Krishak Udhyami Yojana will be implemented, under the scheme a loan of Rs 10 lakh to 2 crore will be provided. Chouhan asserted that agriculture equipments of this region are famous in the entire country. Therefore, industrial area will be established in Khurai. Copy of Khasra and B-1 will be provided to the farmers at home.