A ‘Kisan Mela’ and ‘Vikaas Parv’ (Development Samaroh) was held on the completion of two years of BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre in village Datima in Surajpur Development block in the district.
Agriculture Minister and Surajpur District In-charge Minister Brijmohan Agrawal was the chief guest of the function.
The Minister said that the Union Government had been striving for the betterment of villagers, poor and farmers. Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana, Prime Minister Mudra Yojana, Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme and many other schemes had been implemented for the welfare of the masses, he said.
If a person opens a bank account then the customer can easily avail of Rs5,000 loan under the Prime Minister Mudra Yojana.
The role of middlemen are slowly being eliminated after the launch of Mudra Yojana. About 47 lakh bank accounts had been opened under the Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana in Chhattisgarh, the Minister said.
Agrawal added that farmers should adopt animal husbandry, fish rearing and should grow vegetables and fruits to augment the agricultural income .
The farmers should become financially independent, he said. The State Government is providing a grant of Rs6 lakh on a loan of Rs12 lakh , Agrawal said.
The Minister called upon the farmers to insure their crops just as they do for cars and other vehicles.
He added that Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme is the best
scheme ever launched. A farmer had to pay 2 per cent premium in Kharif season and 1.50 per cent premium during Rabi season.
Agrawal said that youth are shunning agriculture profession and eyeing for the State Government and other urban jobs. The Minister added that irrigation water will be provided to all the farmers under the Prime Minister Agriculture Irrigation Scheme.
There is also a proposal to sink bore-wells under the MGNREGA scheme.