Additional Chief Secretary of Agriculture Department and Agriculture Production Commissioner Ajay Singh on Thursday held a meeting to reviewe Rabi 2015-16 and proposed programme for Kharif 2016-17 season.
Due to drought in some parts of Chhattisgarh last year, the State government is giving compensation to farmers against their crop loss, said Singh during the meeting and directed officials concerned to ensure cent percent distribution of compensation to affected farmers under agriculture crop insurance scheme during lok Suraj Abhiyan.
The compensation amount is to be directly credited into the account of farmers and certificate in this regard will be distributed by Cooperatives Department, added Agriculture Production Commissioner Ajay Singh.
Making special emphasis on water conservation drive, Singh said it is the issue to be dealt on a priority basis and directed officials to ensure formulation of effective action plan for water conservation under different government-run schemes.
Meanwhile, the officials of Agriculture Department apprised Singh that as of now, around 94543 soil health cards have been distributed to farmers under soil health card scheme. This year, sowing of kharif crops is proposed in 9.59 lakh hectares of land in Raipur, which is around 0.69 percent higher than the last year’s figure.
Similarly, distribution of about 2.90 quintal seeds (including paddy, lentils and oil seeds) to farmers is proposed in kharif-2016, which is 40 percent more than last year. The official informed that Agriculture Department has proposed of distributing around 3.11 lakh metric tonnes of fertilizer in the Kharif season which is 13 percent higher than last year.