CHANDIGARH: Farmers in Punjab will get an incentive of Rs 17,500 per hectare for shifting from the water-guzzling paddy crop to various crops underneath the crop diversification programme, state agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian mentioned on Saturday. Sharing particulars of the revamped crop diversification programme (CDP) for changing paddy with various crops, Khudian mentioned that any farmer can avail of advantages over a most of 5 hectares of land, and the motivation quantity might be straight transferred to the checking account of the beneficiary farmer by way of direct profit switch (DBT) in two equal instalments.
The primary instalment might be transferred instantly after verification by way of the digital crop survey and Krishi Mapper app, and the second instalment might be transferred instantly after the crop harvest, he mentioned in an announcement right here. The Heart and the Punjab authorities will collectively fund this programme in a 60:40 (Centre: State) ratio.
Khudian mentioned his division has determined to supply an incentive of Rs 17,500 per hectare to encourage farmers to shift to various crops. On this regard, an quantity of Rs 289.87 crore has been allotted for the monetary yr 2024-25, he added. Khudian additional acknowledged that Punjab performed a vital position within the inexperienced revolution which helped the nation to change into unbiased in meals safety.
Cultivation of paddy in Punjab has led to over-dependence on tubewell for irrigation which resulted in depletion of groundwater. The Punjab authorities has determined to implement the crop diversification programme in all of the districts of Punjab and desire might be given to vital and over-exploited blocks of the recognized districts, he mentioned.
Particular Chief Secretary Agriculture and Farmers Welfare KAP Sinha knowledgeable that the Heart has launched the revamped Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)- to encourage farmers to diversify paddy to various crops in the course of the Kharif season 2024.
Farmers can apply on-line on the state portal to avail of the scheme. For efficient and clean implementation of the programme, state and district-level committees might be constituted, he added.
