Bhubaneswar, Sep 20: On the occasion of Nuakhai, the Odisha government on Wednesday released Rs 900 crore as KALIA Yojana assistance to the farmers.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released the assistance to the bank accounts of 44.56 lakh small, marginal and landless farmers. The Kalia Yojana money will be utilized for Rabi crops.
Each farmer will received financial assistance of Rs 2000. The amount was credited to the farmers’ bank accounts directly through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
The Chief Minister wished everyone a happy Nuakhai and said that farmers are our glory. The Chief Minister said that till date, assistance of Rs 12,500 crore has been given to the farmers of the state under KALIA Yojana.
Patnaik said that the state government is paying the premium of crop insurance for the benefit of farmers. The Chief Minister said that more than 22 lakh farmers have already registered for crop insurance this year.
Stating that the state government has planned several initiatives for agriculture, the Chief Minister advised the farmers to take advantage of this opportunity to make Odisha a prosperous state in the field of agriculture.
The financial assistance is being provided to the eligible farmers’ account under KALIA Yojana twice a year on the occasions of Akshaya Tritiya and Nuakhai.
Through the implementation of KALIA Scheme, the State Government aims to lend farmers with an all-inclusive and flexible support system, ensuring accelerated agricultural prosperity.
