Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal participated in ‘Gram Kisan Sabha’ held in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district under second phase of ‘Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday’ campaign on Monday.
Meanwhile, Agrawal accompanied by School Education Minister Kedar Kashyap, Kanker MP Vikram Usendi and MlA Shankar Dhruva, flagged off the ‘Kisan Rath’ on the occasion.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, the Agriculture Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has introduced series of new schemes in interest of farmers. Besides, he gave detailed information about various schemes including Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme, PM Irrigation Scheme, Soil Health Scheme and others.
‘Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday’ campaign launched by the government to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar aims at development of villages, said Agrawal.
According to him, the State government is running various schemes for development of farmers. To protect the interest of farmers and villagers, the Government has made a provision of giving financial assistance in situations like crop loss, house damage, livestock loss and other losses. Moreover, the government has also hiked financial assistance to be given to farmers under Revenue Circular Book during natural disasters.
To promote dairy farming in Chhattisgarh, the State government is planning to introduce a scheme under which loan to the tune of around Rs 12 lakh will be given, of which 50 percent amount will be considered as grant, added Agrawal.