Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that our goal is to bring prosperity in the lives of farmers.
Addressing Block Agricultural Festival-cum- Agriculture Chaupal in Gagi village, Kanke, on Wednesday, the Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target to double the income of farmers by 2022. “The Jharkhand government is working towards achieving this goal. For this, work is going on to provide better road, irrigation and power facilities to the villages. From January next year, the work of making separate farm feeders for farmers will start,” he pointed out.
The Chief Minister said that a loan of Rs. 1500 crore has been taken for the purpose of constructing roads to connect villages. “This will create 15,000 km of roads. Similarly, 2000 ponds are being renovated this year to increase irrigation facilities. last year 6 lakh dobhas were made in the state. It has improved the situation of underground water,” he said.
Das pointed out that work is underway to improve the power system. “Jharkhand needs 60 grids, 257 sub stations. They are being set up. By December 2018, there will be electricity in every household of Jharkhand,” he said.The Chief Minister said that the target is to give Kisan Credit Card to 12.5 lakh farmers this year, out of which 11.41 lakh farmers have been given benefits. Similarly, 4 lakh cards have been distributed among the target of giving soil test card to 25 lakh farmers, he added.
Das said that due to intermediaries and brokers, farmers do not get the right price of produce. “The technology is being promoted to get rid of brokers. Farmers can know the price of the product in other market with the help of mobile. Cold storages are being opened in the blocks. Help of farmers will be taken to build mandi (market). Farmers' income cannot be increased only by agriculture. Animal husbandry, fisheries and horticulture will also be helpful in this. Youth should open dairy, government is giving subsidy for this. There will be no need to go anywhere to sell milk. The government will procure this milk through Medha Dairy.”
The Chief Minister said that some anti-development leaders are spreading lies among the people. “Now people will not have to wait two-three years for the amount of compensation in the land Acquisition Amendment case. They will get compensation in maximum of eight months. Early access to land will accelerate government development works like construction of schools, colleges, electric sub stations, grid, canal, road etc. and this will benefit public, but some people for their political benefit doesn’t care about the this.”
Agriculture Minister Randhir Singh, MP Ramtahal Chaudhary, Kanke MlA Dr Jitucharan Ram, Secretary of Agriculture Puja Singhal and a large number of farmers were present in the programme.