The Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry has set a target of distributing seeds among farmers before the onset of monsoon. In the departmental meeting on Saturday which was held at Krishi Bhawan in the State Capital, Minister Badal said that this year for the first time in the history of Jharkhand the seeds are being provided to the farmers ahead of time.
During the meeting Badal said that the seeds are to be made available to all the farmers of the State at a subsidized rate of 50 per cent before the onset of monsoon so that they can sow in proper time which could produce more than earlier and the farmers income can grow. Appealing to the farmers, he said that those who need seeds, they can take seeds by getting tokens through PACS. He also said that there should be no irregularity in the distribution of seeds, so seed distribution will be done through all public representatives.
On this occasion the Minister flagged off the Agriculture Awareness Rath from Nepal House.
Badal said in the meeting that during the transition period of Corona, our farmers have given us hope to live. He said that in such a situation, it is the duty of the department to give their rights to the farmers and the Government became a participant in improved agricultural production.
The Minister said that this is also necessary because the mantra of livelihood has to be carried along with life. He said that it is also necessary to encourage the agriculture sector in fighting natural calamities. He encouraged the departmental secretary, director and 10 farmers present on the spot to plant more and more saplings by giving them saplings.
Symbolic seeds were also distributed among the farmers on the occasion. During this, Fisheries Director Dr HN Dwivedi, SAMETI Director, Subhash Singh, District Agriculture Officer Vikas Kumar and many others were also present.
Giving information about the distribution of seeds, Departmental Secretary Abu Bakr Siddiq said that according to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of good rains this year. For this, seeds are being made available to the farmers before time at subsidized rates by the department, he added.