A Krishi Kranti Rath will be prepared for every development block in the State on Government Matador or truck decorated with panel models etc. Global Positioning System (GPS) will be fitted in Krishi Kranti Raths as far as possible. One of such vehicles will run on the route fixed by District Collector in every development block.
Development block wise, village wise and date wise route chart will be fixed by districts and sent to control room by September 10.
Residents of village not on route chart of Krishi Kranti Rath will be motivated to assemble at the village where the Rath will be stationed. Every Rath will visit 3 villages daily and would make night halt at the third village. In any case, a Krishi Kranti Rath will not return to district headquarters before 25 days. Preparation of running of Krishi Kranti Rath will be made by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Zila Panchayat under the guidance for collector. While chalking out route chart, attention will be paid to select Khet Tirths, farm schools, farmers’ symposium etc.
District collectors will constitute technical team for Krishi Kranti Rath to which one officer of class 2 rank of the department will be nominated as in-charge. One officer each of Animal Husbandry, Horticulture and Fisheries will also be in the team. One retired expert of agriculture science centre or Agriculture University will also be nominated on the team.
And at this stage insurance aspect of the scheme is even unclear to the bankers. Kothari says, “We still are awaiting details about the life insurance and accidental insurance. At the moment there is no clarity about how much premium is to be paid to the insurance company. Those terms are yet to be discussed by the government and companies.”
Madhya Pradesh is already pioneer in production of pulses, oilseeds and gram. As a result of these achievements, Madhya Pradesh has been conferred prestigious Krishi Karman Award for last 2 years in a row. The state has also bagged Agriculture leadership Award.
Side by side apprising farmers of better farming technique, they are also being provided good implements. A number of farmers have been sent on foreign tours to learn new techniques. Custom hiring centre scheme has been launched in Madhya Pradesh to make available benefit of costly agricultural machinery to farmers. They are also getting better equipments through Krishi Yantradoot Yojana.
Special schemes have been started for small and marginal farmers. Arrangements have been made for advance storage of fertilisers. Fertilisers have been imported and provided directly to farmers. For better coordination between agriculture and allied sectors, Agriculture Cabinet has been constituted whose decisions are considered cabinet decisions.
Special attention has been paid to increase irrigation facility. Novel scheme like Balram Talab has been launched for effective use of rainwater in farming.