Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma addressed a farmers' conference in Ajmer organized as part of the first anniversary celebrations of the BJP government. | Photo credit: X/@BhajanlalBjp
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Friday (December 13, 2024) said the state government was committed to the welfare of farmers and livestock breeders and assured them that their interests would be protected in all circumstances. Mr. Sharma said the dream of “developed Rajasthan” would come true only if farmers prosper.
Mr. Sharma spoke a Kisansammelan (Farmers Conference) in Ajmer, organized as part of the first anniversary celebrations of the Bharatiya Janata Party government. He transferred ₹700 crore as second installment of Kisan Samman Nidhi to the bank accounts of over 70 lakh farmers and ₹200 crore to 3.25 lakh cattle farmers as support of ₹5 per liter of milk.
In addition, ₹29 crore was allocated as direct benefit transfer to 15,983 farmers for drip and sprinkler irrigation equipment, ₹96 crore to 14,200 farmers for miscellaneous works such as fencing, laying pipelines, construction of farm ponds, organic fertilizer and farm equipment and ₹80 crore for installation of 8,000 solar pumps.
Mr. Sharma on the occasion honored 10 progressive farmers who brought innovations in agriculture under the centrally sponsored ATMA Yojana. He said that as many as 2,500 MoUs were signed at the Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit in Jaipur recently for investment worth ₹ 58,000 crore in the agriculture sector.
“Our government has taken decisions like distributing short-term crop loans worth ₹20,000 crore to 30 lakh farmers and eight lakh soil health cards, installing 26,000 solar panels, allocating land for food parks in 31 places and purchasing wheat, mung, groundnut and mustard at minimum support prices,” Mr. Sharma said. These steps would help bring prosperity to farmers, he added.
The Chief Minister interacted with the farmers who have benefited from the state government's subsidies under various schemes through video conferencing. He also launched a livestock insurance scheme, a camel protection and development mission, installation of cow dung machines in 100 gaushalas and setting up of 1,000 new milk collection points and installation of 200 new large-scale milk coolers.
Those who attended the conference included Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari, Water Resources Minister Suresh Singh Rawat, Parliament Speaker Vasudev Devnani and Farmers Commission Chairman CR Chaudhary.
Published – December 13, 2024 10:04 pm IST