Initiatives taken by the Central Government for the welfare of farmers have started showing positive results- Shri Radha Mohan Singh
Initiatives
taken by the Central Government for the welfare of farmers have started
showing positive results- Shri Radha Mohan Singh
NRRI,
Cuttack have developed CR paddy 310 for the first time in the world which
contains 11% protein- Shri Singh
NRRI
is carrying out researches on doubled haploid- Shri Singh
Union
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh said that
initiatives taken by the Central Government for the welfare of farmers have
started showing positive results. The Minister said this in a public meeting at
Kandarpur, Cuttack, Odisha today. Shri Singh said that agriculture scientists
are working hard to improve the conditions of farming and farmers in the
country. He further added that countless people have been already been saved
from starvation through the use of sophisticated agricultural techniques. Minister
further said that the scientists of NRRI, Cuttack have developed CR Paddy 310
for the first time in the world which contains 11% protein while other species
of rice generally contain protein only 6-7%.
Union
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister stated that NRRI is carrying out
researches on Doubled Haploid. He added that they are developing a technique which
after having been successful will lead the farmers not to purchase the seed of
hybrid rice species from the market. Through this technique the properties of
hybrid rice will be transferred to other rice species. Minister further added
that National Rice Research Institute continuously trying to make the rice
farming beneficial and lasting.
Shri
Singh told the gathering that after having formed the Government in May, 2014,
a number of programmes had been launched for the welfare of the farmers which
resulted in positive changes in the lives of farmers. He mentioned the
following schemes in this respect:
Pradhan
Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana: Pradhan Mantri
Krishi Sinchayee Yojana has been launched to provide relief to the farmers
due to poor monsoon. Under this scheme emphasis are being put on “water to each
and every farm” that is to say to provide facilities of irrigation to each and
every farmer along with enhancement of water conservation skill.
Government
of India is committed to encourage investment in the field of irrigation on
water conservation and regional level along with the management concerned.
Under assured irrigation scheme, emphasis is being laid on cultivable land,
improvement in the skill of water conservation on the field, precision
irrigation encouragement to the sophisticated technology to save water, to
enhance the potentiality of aquifer, to use the waste water of Municipal
Corporation etc., through this process irrigation projects are being promoted
through private investment.
Paramparagat
Krishi Vikas Yoaja: To promote bio-farming in the
country, NDA Government launched an initiative in 2015. According to the
scheme, the farmers are being encouraged to adopt bio-farming by making
clusters in the country. To be benefited from this scheme at least a cluster of
50 farmers is required along with an area of land with 50 acre. Under this
scheme, every farmer will be provided Rs. 20,000/- per acre for the span of
three year. Farmers will utilize this amount for the purchase of bio-seeds,
harvesting and to transport the agricultural products to the local market.
Soil
Health Card Scheme: Government has initiated Soil
Health Card scheme to provide farmers Soil Health Card in a mission mode. This
card will contain the knowhow of the new trend in the soil and accordingly the
required quantity of fertilizers. Through that farmers will be capable enough
to obtain more products on their farms. Through this card, the farmers will
know the fertility of their fields. The expert will sort out the problem
concerned with soil. Though this card the farmers will monitor the change of
quality related to the soil after prolong use of the farms in agriculture
process and they will benefit from the soil card to maintain the health of the
soil.
Pradhan
Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna: Government of India has launched
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna to provide relief to the farmers inflicted with
the loss of crop damage. This is truly a farmer welfare scheme. Under this
scheme, the burden of premium will be reduced and their cases will be sorted
out expeditiously. Apart from the losses inflicted by crop damage, the
provision has been made with this scheme to relieve the farmers from the losses
in harvesting aftermath scenario. This scheme provides assessment of local
calamities along with a list on unseasonal rain form, land slide and floods.
Under this scheme the farmers are supposed to pay 2% for Kharif and 1.5% for
Rabi.. Rest of the premium will be deposited by the Government. The Government
has not prescribed any extent for subsidy. The remaining premium is 90% that
will be paid by the Government. Under this scheme, remote sensing, smart phone
and drone use is mandatory for the expeditious assessment of the crop damage.
National
Agriculture Market (e-NAM): National Agriculture
Market (e-NAM) is all India electronic trading portal which aims at to form a
unified national market for agricultural products by making a network for the
markets related to the existing Agricultural Product Marketing Committee (APMC).
The government made up its mind to develop a National Agriculture Market so as
to transport the agricultural product from one market to another in a smooth
way, to save the producers from a number of market duties and to provide
agricultural product to the consumers on a fair price. By September, 2016 eNAM
will cover more than 200 agricultural market and by March, 2018 such
methodology will be developed for 585 markets which will facilitate the
transportation of agricultural products to the market. At present the farmers
sell out their products through the Mandis or Bazar Committees which levy a
number of duties on their products. Now, there will be only one license for the
whole State and duty will be levied only on one point. Electronic auction will
be conducted to know about the prices. It will facilitate the way to convert
the whole state to one market. The farmers will obtain more alternative to sell
out their products. The transparency will be increased due to online platform
and farmers will get better return.
Agriculture
and Farmers Welfare Minister said that digital technology will facilitate us to
be linked with the others and to share our thoughts on different points.
Hon’ble Prime Minister, Mr. Modi treats digital technology to provide employment
to all the nationals and to change the national scenario. Mr. Modi desires to
impart the benefits of digital India on farmers for which a virtual platform is
being prepared as National Agriculture Market. Simultaneously a provision has
been made for soil testing laboratories nearby selected mandis in the vicinity
which will facilitate the farmers for soil testing.
India
emergence campaign through village emergence: Government
of India has launched a campaign named as India emergence through village emergence
so as to improve the means of livelihood amongst the rural, to accelerate rural
development process to strengthen Panchayati Raj across the country to
establish social equality to create awareness about the agricultural schemes.
My
Village My Pride: A new scheme has been initiated to
provide the methodology of scientific farming and a new technology to every
village. For this purpose, all the experts of Agriculture University and ICAR
Institutes spreads all over the country have been invited. Under this Scheme,
20,000 agriculture scientists have been engaged to adopt a village which is
also involved to pay awareness to adopt the ways of sophisticated scientific
farming and their implementation. 78 scientist of NRRI are in touch with
farmers after having selected almost 92 villages. They are providing multi
dimensional information and sophisticated benefits to the farmers within
prescribed time frame.
Achievements
of National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack:
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister said that this premium institute has
celebrated its 70th foundation day on last 23rd April. On
23rd April, 1946 Central Rice Research Institute was set up. Minister
said that while keeping in view the achievements of CRRI it has been elevated
as National Rice Research Institute by imparting its status as National
Institute. This Institute has developed 114 rice species for different
agriculture climate condition. Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister thanked
all the scientists of NRRI, Cuttack who have developed a very important mobile
app named as “rice expert” through which farmers will get information about the
different pests inflicting loss to their paddy farmers, new trends, nimetode,
diseases related to paddy, different species of rice under different rice,
agricultural devices and different activities after harvesting on their fields.
On
this occasion, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas,
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Shri Bhartruhari
Mahtab Ji, Secretary to DARE and Director General (ICAR)-Dr. Trilochan
Mohapatra, Director to NRRI – Dr. A.K. Nayak and a number of prominent
scientists were also present.
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