Awareness on government welfare schemes, sustainable farming practices and technological interventions in agriculture and aquaculture took centre stage at the PM-KISAN Utsav Diwas organised jointly by the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Kausalyaganga, and Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Khordha, on Sunday.
The scheme has crossed a milestone, with over Rs 3.70 lakh crore disbursed to more than 11 crore farmer families across the country, the release said.
The three states have recently faced severe floods, landslides, and widespread crop losses, causing immense hardship to farming families.
He will greet the performers and spectators while making a round inside the stadium on a special vehicle. A laser show highlighting Assam’s cultural heritage will follow.
The Ministry of Finance said in an update on Saturday morning that 1,646 food processing projects (including food testing labs and R&D projects) have been sanctioned under various sub-schemes of PM Kisan Sampada Yojana.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan requested CM Naveen Patnaik to personally intervene and ensure expeditious compliance of procedural formalities and help 40.5 lakh farmers of the state get the benefit of PM KISAN.
The cash benefit was transferred directly to their Aadhaar verified bank accounts with the press of a button.
Prime Minister will also release the sixth instalment of funds of Rs 17,000 crore to 8.5 crore farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme.
Centre mulls policy to ensure that farmers directly get benefits meant for them.
A consensus, rather than competition, between the Centre and States would ensure dovetailing of welfare schemes giving more bang for the buck. A realistic evaluation of existing welfare schemes is also required, so that modifications can be made wherever required and non-productive schemes can be axed.
