Cow dung procurement scheme helped farmers tide over tough Covid times: Chhattisgarh govt
The Hindu
The farmers and cattle rearers of Chhattisgarh were getting benefited by selling cow dung at ₹ 2 per kg to the state government which uses it to prepare organic fertilisers.
Chhattisgarh's 'Godhan Nyay Yojana', under which farmers benefit through cow dung procurement at ₹ 2 per kg, helped them sail through hard times during the Covid pandemic and strengthened the rural economy, the state government said on Tuesday.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said the state has achieved many goals through this one scheme.
He said that the scheme has helped in strengthening the rural economy of the state, increased purchasing power by putting money in pockets of rural people and solved the problem of disposal of wastes produced by cattle and problem of cattle grazing.
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