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Kusum scheme will provide solar pump to farmers, registration process is going on

26/11/2020 Thursday November 26th, 2020

Solar pump subsidy is provided to farmers under Kusum scheme. This will reduce diesel consumption and crude oil imports. That is why the government is promoting this scheme.

Under this scheme, farmers will have to pay only 10% of the amount for installing solar energy equipment. Apart from this, the central government gives subsidies in the bank account to the farmers. Solar plants set up under the scheme are set up on wastelands.

The last date for registration under this scheme has been extended to December 1. Therefore, before the last date, farmers can register by visiting the official website of Kusum Yojana https://kusum.online/.

Source: Krishi Jagran

Organic farming will be promoted through Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana

14/07/2020

Central and state governments are promoting organic farming. Under this, the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana has been started. Under this scheme, the assistance of 50 thousand rupees per hectare of land is being given for three years. In this help, the farmer can buy organic manure, organic pesticides, and vermicompost, etc. Farmers will get Rs 31000 for this purchase, which will be 61 percent of the total cost.

The Government of India is going to promote organic farming by doubling the allocation for this scheme. The Ministry of Agriculture has sent a proposal to the government to increase the amount allocated for this area to double. If this happens, in the coming years, an allocation of up to Rs 1300 crore will be made annually.

Source: HS News

2 lakh solar pumps to be given on subsidy to farmers of MP in next three years

08/07/2020 Wednesday July 8th, 2020

The government is giving a lot of boost to the alternative source of electricity. In this series, Kusum Yojana has been started for the farmers to use solar energy for electricity. Along with this, the state government is also starting schemes related to providing solar pumps on subsidy.

Talking about Madhya Pradesh, a target has been set to give 2 lakh solar pumps to farmers in the coming three years. Significantly, by installing solar pumps, the farmers of the state will get the benefit of better irrigation. Farmers of the state are also being encouraged to install solar pumps. To date, 14 thousand 250 solar pumps have been installed for farmers under the Chief Minister Solar Pump Scheme. In the coming time this number will increase further and 2 lakh solar pumps will be installed.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Good news for farmers of MP: Limit for selling and buying Gram in Mandi ends

21/06/2020 Sunday June 21st, 2020

There is good news from the government for the gram farmers of Madhya Pradesh. The government has now scrapped the earlier limit for selling and buying gram in the mandi. This means that now farmers can sell as much gram as they want in the market.

Significantly, until now farmers were allowed to sell only 25 quintals of gram in the market. But after the government’s decision to remove the limit, now the farmers will be able to sell their entire produce together in the market and they will not have to visit the market again and again. Explain that this time the purchase of gram in Madhya Pradesh at the support price will continue till June 30. This time Gram is being procured in the state at a support price of Rs 4875.

Source: News18

Beneficial message sent by Modi government to farmers on PM-Kisan Yojana

17/06/2020 Wednesday June 17th, 2020

The date of sending the next installment to the farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana has been decided. Under this, the Modi government is going to send the sixth installment of 2000 rupees to the bank account of the farmers from August 1. However, before this installment is sent, a message has been sent to the farmers by the Modi government.

In this message sent by the Modi government, it says- ‘Dear farmer, now you can know the status of your application by calling the helpline number 011-24300606 of PM-KISAN.’ This means that now farmers can get every information related to the application very easily from their registered mobile number.

It is worth mentioning that under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, till now the government has provided benefits to 9.85 crore farmers. Before sending the installment this time, the Modi government has sent this message to all the farmers, which will benefit them.

Source: Jagran

Farmers can apply till this date under Agricultural Equipment Grant

14/06/2020 Sunday June 14th, 2020

This year, due to the Corona epidemic, the process of giving agricultural equipment at subsidy to farmers was delayed. However, this process has been started now. Recently applications under various schemes were sought by the Government of Madhya Pradesh. In this series, the portal has now been opened to give grants to various agricultural implements.

Farmers wishing to avail the scheme can apply on e-Krishi Yantra Grant Portal (https://dbt.mpdage.org/index.htm) from 13 June 2020 to 12 noon to 22 June 2020. Significantly, last year some changes were made in the rules for grant of agricultural machinery. With these changes this year, now farmers can apply anytime between the given dates.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Government is giving 4 thousand crores rupees to farmers for promoting drip irrigation

13/06/2020

Farmers are now using drip irrigation methods for irrigation. The Central Government is also promoting it and has allocated 4 thousand crores for various state farmers under the “Per Drop More Crop” scheme. The main objective behind this scheme is to increase yields by reducing water use in farming.

It is worth noting that the Central Government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana to use every drop of water in the irrigation process. Under this scheme, ‘Per Drop More Crop – Micro Irrigation’ program is being run.

Modern technology of irrigation has been emphasized under the ‘Per Drop More Crop – Micro Irrigation’ program. With this, 4000 crores have been allocated to farmers of various states. The goal of this program is to achieve higher yields by using less water in fields by micro irrigation techniques such as drip and sprinkler irrigation systems.

Source: Krishi Jagran

Under this scheme, farmers will get 50 to 80% subsidy on agricultural implements

11/06/2020 Thursday June 11th, 2020

Relief for farmers, Govt. extended the duration of short-term crop loan

Modern agricultural machines are becoming very helpful in speeding up Indian agriculture. With their help, not only the rate of agricultural growth is accelerated but also the economic condition of the farmers gets strengthened. Today, it is possible to do all types of agricultural work in agriculture with modern agricultural implements, tillage, sowing, irrigation, harvesting, harvesting, and storage. Given this, the central government is giving 50 to 80% subsidy on agricultural implements under the SMAM scheme.

This scheme is available to the farmers of all the states of the country and any farmer of the country who is eligible for this scheme can apply for this scheme. This can be applied through online.

How to apply

For an online application for agricultural machinery, first of all, visit https://agrimachinery.nic.in/Farmer/SHGGroups/Registration. After this go to the registration corner where you will get three options. In these options, you have to click on the Farmer option. After this, fill in all the details that you are asked for. In this way, the process of your application will be completed.

Source: Krishi Jagran

MP becomes number one state in the country, surpassing Punjab in wheat procurement

10/06/2020 Wednesday June 10th, 2020

Farmers of Madhya Pradesh have achieved great success in wheat production. Madhya Pradesh has set a new record in the wheat procurement process despite Corona global epidemic and nationwide lock down. This was announced by Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Kamal Patel himself. Announcing this, he has also congratulated the farmers of the state.

On this subject, the Agriculture Minister said that “Due to the hard work of the farmers, today our state has come at number one in the country in the procurement of wheat. The farmers have produced a lot of wheat this year.” Explain that the Madhya Pradesh government has achieved the first position in the country by earning a record-breaking record of more than 128 lakh metric tonnes of wheat. Earlier, Punjab used to come first in the matter of wheat procurement.

On this glorious success, the Agriculture Minister has congratulated all the farmers of the state and the team of officer-employees who have procured wheat. Minister Shri Patel said that “Madhya Pradesh government has received Krishi Karman Award for 7 consecutive times due to hard work of farmers”. With this, he has expressed confidence that in the future also the farmers of the state will make the state proud in this way.

Source: Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Department

Farmers’ income will be doubled by Krishi Udaan scheme

09/06/2020 Tuesday June 9th, 2020

The Krishi Udaan scheme was announced in the Union Budget for the year 2020-21 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Through this scheme, farmers will be assisted in the transportation of agricultural products. Through this scheme, perishable products like milk, fish, meat, etc. will be transported to the market via air at the right time. This will enable farmers to get higher prices for their products. Farmer brothers can apply online for this scheme.

Online application process

To join this scheme, farmers have to be registered. To register, first, go to the official website of the Department of Horticulture or Food Processing. Click on the link for Krishi Udaan Scheme present here. Read the guidelines given about the scheme and proceed. Then the online registration form will open. Fill the documents information here and submit them at the end.