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Recently, the Madhya Pradesh government has done many tasks to provide fair prices to the farmers of the state. These include the establishment of a private market and the decision to allow traders to buy produce from the farm and home. Now in this episode, the state government is preparing to take another big step.
The Madhya Pradesh government is preparing to reduce the mandi fee. The ordinance issued by the Shivraj government to amend the Mandi Act is about to bring the bill in the monsoon session of the assembly. It will simplify trade in the market. According to sources, the committee headed by Additional Chief Secretary Labor, Dr. Rajesh Rajaura is preparing a blueprint for amendment in the Mandi Act.
It is worth noting that one and a half percent mandi fees are charged per quintal in the transactions done in the mandis. But under the new provisions, the government is preparing to bring, it can be reduced so that more and more farmers bring their produce to the market.
Source: Nai Dunia
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The government is launching Phalodyan Yojana for small marginal farmers. If the farmers join this scheme, they will get a grant of about Rs 2.25 lakh from the government in three years. Under the scheme, the farmer has to plant 4 fruits in one acre. Farmers can also plant it on the ridges of their fields if they wish. The farmer will be provided with 4 hundred fruit plants for an area of 1 acre.
Under this scheme, in the initial year, the farmer will be given 316 days of wages under MGNREGA in lieu of planting and maintaining the garden. 35 thousand rupees grant will be given separately for the material coming under the supervision of the garden, continuously for three years.
Under this scheme, farmers can plant regional fruits including papaya, pomegranate, berries, munga, guava, orange, for which the particular weather of that place is favorable. Priority will be given in the scheme to such farming families, whose head is a woman or a disabled person. Apart from this, BPL card holders, Indira Awas Yojana beneficiaries, SC, ST, and small marginal farmers can be availed of the scheme.
Source: Bhaskar
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Many states across the country received good rains in the pre-monsoon season in June and now the monsoon is also seen to be active in many states. The result of this monsoon effect is that there has been a huge increase of 104.25 percent in the sowing of Kharif crops.
Sowing of oilseeds, cotton, and coarse cereals along with pulses is very high in Kharif crops. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, at present, the sowing of Kharif crops has increased to 315.63 lakh hectare, which reached 154.53 lakh hectare by this time last year.
Paddy has been planted in 37.71 lakh hectare, which was slightly less than 27.93 lakh hectare till this time last year. The sowing of pulses crops has also increased to 19.40 lakh hectare, which was just 6.03 lakh hectare till this time last year. Talk about cotton sowing has also increased to 71.69 lakh hectare, which was only 27.08 lakh hectare till this time last year.
Source: Outlook Agriculture
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