Major Achievements
Sl No. | Activities | Achievements |
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1. | PM-Kisan | i. Till date 2,48,799 farmer’s data uploaded in the portal and 2,29,962 nos. successfully enrolled. ii. Rs. 271.03 Cr. transferred to the accounts of 2,25,227 nos. farmers. |
2. | Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) | i. 2,06,092 farmers for 31,235 ha. paddy area insured under the scheme during Kharif,2020. |
3. | Organic Farming | i. 6,788 farmers under 12 FPCs are taking up Organic farming in 6,000 ha. ii. Another 15,000 ha. new area is being taken up under organic farming during 2020-21. |
4. | Kisan Credit Card (KCC) | i. Under “Atmanirbhar Bharat” programme, special drive was given by the Govt. to bring all farmers under Kisan Credit Card (KCC) coverage. ii. As of now 80,939 KCCs have been sanctioned amounting to Rs. 301.31 Cr., out of which 200.02 cr. has already been disbursed to 50414 farmers during 2020-21. |
5. | Crop Diversification | i. Under Crop Diversification Programme, crops like hybrid maize (28,000 ha.) and Blackgram (22,000 ha.) is being taken up during 2020-21 with post-harvest processing and value addition support. |
6. | Farm Mechanization | i. New farm machineries are being distributed to the farmers. ii. Till date 187 Farm Machinery Banks have been established and another 75 is being established during 2020-21. |
7. | Paddy Procurement at Minimum Support Price (MSP) | i. During 2019-20, 27929.44 MT Paddy procured from 14,470 farmers and Rs. 48.87 Cr. disbursed. ii. During 2020-21, 14,145.72 MT Paddy procured from 8,534 farmers and Rs. 25.23 Cr. disbursed. |
8. | Soil Health Cards (SHC) | i. 1,58,335 Soil Health Cards (SHC) distributed during 2017-18 & 2018-19. ii. 17,599 SHCs distributed during 2019-20. iii. No target has been allotted by GOI during 2020-21 due to COVID pandemic. |
9. | Krishak Bandhu Kendra (KBK) | i. To disseminate advanced technical know-how at farmers’ doorstep, 19 no. “Krishak Bandhu Kendras” have been opened at Agri. Sub-Division level for technology dissemination to the farmers. |