The Chhattisgarh government has decided extend the benefits of its flagship Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana to landless farmers too.
Official sources said this would happen in the second phase of the scheme. A committee headed by the Chief Secretary has been formed to prepare a detailed work plan for this.
Chhattisgarh will initiate the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana in a bid to encourages crop production in the state and provide farmers the right price for their produce.
An official communiqué said Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will formally launch the scheme through video conferencing on May 21, the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Under this scheme, Rs 5,700 crores will be transferred directly to the accounts of 19 lakh farmers of the state in four installments, it said.
“The Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana is a big scheme of its kind in the country. It has been launched to encourage farmers.
"In the inaugural programme, Ministers including the Chief Minister, other public representatives and farmers will be involved through video-conferencing," the communiqué said.