Chhattisgarh Sends Rs 1,500 Crore To 22 Lakh Farmers For Monsoon Sowing

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel also transferred Rs 7.17 crore to 72,000 villagers including those engaged in rearing cattle for selling cow dung to gauthans, to be converted into fertiliser

The Chhattisgarh government has spent Rs 1,500 crore in paying 22 lakh farmers directly into their bank accounts as input cost subsidy so that they can prepare to sow kharif or monsoon crop. "Today, on the occasion of the martyrdom day of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel transferred an amount of Rs 1,500 crore as input subsidy directly into the bank accounts of 22 lakh farmers in the state, for preparations of the upcoming kharif season," the Chhattisgarh government said in a statement. "The amount has been released to farmers as the first instalment of the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyaya Yojana 2021. Under this scheme, a total of Rs 5,597 crore will be given to farmers of the state in four instalments as input subsidy," the statement said. Mr Baghel also transferred Rs 7.17 crore to 72,000 villagers including those engaged in rearing cattle for selling cow dung to gauthans, to be converted into fertiliser, between March 15 and May 15.