As many as 3,978 farmers in Haryana have so far been benefited with a sum of Rs 9.52 crore under “Bhavantar Bharpaai Yojna”.
This was informed during the second meeting of State Level Monitoring Committee chaired by Chief Secretary DS Dhesi here on Tuesday.
Dhesi said that strenuous efforts are being made to bring more area under Bhavantar Bharpaai Yojna and to benefit maximum number of farmers under it.
He said that this scheme has been successfully implemented in the state for the last two years. Four crops, namely Potato, Cauliflower, Tomato and Onion are included under this scheme.
The main objective of this scheme is to encourage farmers to diversify the production of their crops, Dhesi said.
During the meeting, it was informed that budget provision of Rs two crore has been made under the scheme during the year 2019-20. In the first phase of this Yojna from January, 2018 to June 15, 2018, a total number of 4435 farmers have been registered.