Distributes financial assistance to beneficiaries of various schemes
Punjab Newsline, Shimla, December 11-
CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu launched six new schemes and distributed financial assistance to beneficiaries during an event at Luhnu Ground, Bilaspur, marking the completion of two years of the present state government’s tenure.
Aiming to promote natural farming, the Chief Minister introduced “Him Bhog Atta,” prepared from maize grown using natural farming practices.
The government procured 398 metric tonnes of maize from 1,506 farmers of ten districts of the State and transferred Rs. 1.20 crore directly to their bank accounts. With Himachal Pradesh offering the highest support price in the country for wheat (Rs. 40 per kg) and maize (Rs. 30 per kg), over 1.98 lakh farmers across 35,000 hectares were engaged in natural farming. To further encourage this Rajiv Gandhi Natural Farming Start-up Scheme under Rs. 680 crore Rajiv Gandhi Start-up Scheme was integrating 36,000 new farmers this year.
To benefit small farmers and livestock owners and fulfil the Guarantee enshrined in Congress Pratigya Patra, Sh. Sukhu launched a scheme to purchase organic compost and vermin-compost at Rs. 300 per quintal. Payments of Rs. 1 lakh were distributed to 100 farmers via direct benefit transfer (DBT). This initiative aims to boost farmer's incomes thereby strengthening rural economy.