Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) has introduced a new platform - CDP-SURAKSHA - to disburse subsidies to horticulture farmers under the Cluster Development Programme (CDP).

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Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) has introduced a new platform - CDP-SURAKSHA - to disburse subsidies to horticulture farmers under the Cluster Development Programme (CDP). SURAKSHA (System for Unified Resource Allocation, Knowledge, and Secure Horticulture Assistance) is essentially a digital platform. The platform will allow an instant disbursal of subsidies to farmers in their bank account by utilising the e-RUPI voucher from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). The CDP-SURAKSHA has features such as database integration with PM-KISAN, cloud-based server space from NIC, UIDAI validation, eRUPI integration, local government directory (LGD), content management system, geotagging, and geo-fencing.


      The total production of horticulture crops in India has spiked from 240.53 million tonnes (in 2010-11) to 334.60 million tonnes in 2020-21.

     

     

 

     


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