Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai launched 'Krishak Unnati Yojna' to provide input assistance to farmers and released Rs13,320 crore to 24.72 lakh cultivators.
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai launched 'Krishak Unnati Yojna' to provide input assistance to farmers and released Rs13,320 crore to 24.72 lakh cultivators. The scheme was launched at a function at Saryu Prasad Agrawal stadium in Balod district. Input assistance worth Rs13,320 crore was transferred to the bank accounts of 24.75 lakh farmers under the Krishak Unnati Yojana. Of these cultivators, 24.72 lakh sold paddy this year in the kharif marketing season 2023-24 at minimum support price, and they were paid the difference amount of Rs13,289 crore. Similarly, more than Rs31 crore was paid to 2,829 farmers producing paddy seeds through the seed corporation.
The state government fulfilled its promise to farmers, by disbursing pending paddy bonus of two years (2014-15 and 2015-16) worth Rs3,716 crore to them on Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji's birthday in December 2023.
Prime Minister Modi had given a guarantee to launch the 'Mahtari Vandan Yojana' for women, and on March 10, he virtually transferred Rs655 crore to the bank accounts of more than 70 lakh (married) women in the state.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, who attended the launch in Rajnandgaon, was also virtually linked to the main programme in Balod.
Capital- Raipur; Population- 2.94 crores (2020)
Chief Minister- Vishnu Deo Sai; Governor- Biswabhusan Harichandan
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