AMN / MUMBAI
The Maharashtra government rolled out a new financial scheme on Tuesday under which more than one crore farmers in the state will be paid 6,000 rupees annually.
The scheme, Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Yojana, was approved at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Mumbai.
Talking to media persons after the meeting, CM Shinde said the amount was in addition to Rs 6,000 paid to farmers in installments per year by the Centre under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.
The CM said that the decision to implement all inclusive crop insurance scheme in the state was taken in the cabinet meeting held today. He informed that the scheme will be implemented through a tender process for a period of three years from Kharif and Rabi seasons 2023-24 to 2025-26.
To promote natural farming in the state, the decision to extend the Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Natural Farming Mission and to extend the scope across the state was also taken in the Cabinet meeting. The Cabinet approved the establishment of a Maize Research Center at Mauje Kotnandra and Doifoda in Sillod.