NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, SEPT 10
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Thursday launched a welfare scheme for farmers with seven components designed for their overall development, an official said.
‘Saat Pagla Khedut Kalyan Na’ – Seven schemes of the Gujarat Govt for the upliftment of the farmers of the state. pic.twitter.com/loolfSVTfi
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) September 10, 2020
As per a state government release, Rupani launched the scheme vis video-conferencing from Gandhinagar.
The scheme covers seven welfare components such as cow-based organic farming, economic uplift of farmers, adoption of new crop varieties, and distribution of agri equipment to small and marginalised farmers, the release said.
Of the seven components, the chief minister operationalised two major schemes for transportation and storage of produce on Thursday, it was stated.
આજે વિડિયો કોન્ફરન્સના માધ્યમથી ગાંધીનગર શહેર અને જીલ્લામાં વિવિધ યોજનાઓ હેઠળ રૂ. 15.01 કરોડના કામોનું ઈ-લોકાર્પણ તથા 119.63 કરોડના કામોનું ઈ-ખાતમૂહૂર્ત સંપન્ન થયું.
જેનાથી ગાંધીનગરની પ્રગતિને વધુ ગતિ અને બળ મળશે. pic.twitter.com/QTlysqjz0z
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Under the crop storage scheme, farmers will get an assistance of Rs 30,000 to construct godowns to store their produce, it said.
In the case of the transportation scheme, farmers will get financial assistance up to Rs 75,000 to buy small vehicles to transport their produce, the release said.
On the launch day, the state government disbursed financial assistance of Rs 400 crore to around 1.16 lakh farmers, it was stated.
