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Agricultural work started in Chhattisgarh with the monsoon showers. Recently there is a new enthusiasm among the farmers due to the receipt of Kisan Saman Nidhi and the increase in the support price of Fedi. Farmers began plowing and sowing the fields quickly. part of the country
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Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai, in the review meeting of the Agriculture Department after completing 6 months of his government, gave instructions to easily supply fertilizers and seeds to the farmers of the state as per their requirement. Strict measures will be taken against any negligence in the distribution of fertilizers and seeds. He was asked to store adequate fertilizers and seeds in companies.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi transferred an amount of Rs 483.85 crore to the bank accounts of more than 23.59 lakh farmers in the state under Kisan Saman Nidhi. Farmers’ enthusiasm doubled when the central government decided to increase the support price of rice by Rs 117 per quintal.
Preparations for this year’s procurement have begun. In this regard, a cabinet subcommittee meeting was held in the office chaired by the Minister of Food, Dylds Bugle. At the meeting of the subcommittee of the cabinet, discussions were held regarding the arrangement of gunny bags for the purchase of rice and the arrangement of registration and purchase centers for farmers.
Agriculture Minister Rambicher Netam, Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal, Revenue Minister Tankram Verma also participated. The meeting reviewed the initial preparations for the purchase of paddy in the 2024-25 Harif marketing year. Food Department and Chief Minister Secretary Basavaraju S, Agriculture Secretary Shehla Nigar, Avinash Champawat, CR Prasanna, KD Kunjam, Ramesh Sharma, Food Director Jitendra Shukla were also present in the meeting.
A target of 9.78 lakh quintals of seeds and 13.68 lakh tonnes of fertilizer
Officials in the Ministry of Agriculture said that this year a target has been set to distribute 9.78 lakh quintals of certified seeds in the state, of which 7.46 lakh quintals of seeds have been stored and 4.64 lakh quintals of seeds have been distributed. which is 47 percent of demand. While in Harif year 2023, a total of 9.43 lakh quintals of certified seeds were distributed in the country. Similarly, a target of 13.68 lakh tonnes of fertilizer has been set. Against them, 11.23 lakh tons of fertilizers were stored. Against this storage, 6.22 lakh tons of fertilizers were distributed to the farmers. which is 46 percent of the target.
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