Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday formally launched the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme, worth over Rs 10,000 crore, for the development of farmers in the state.
All small and marginal farmers as well as landless agriculture household of the state will be covered under this scheme, said Food Supplies Minister Surjya Narayan Patro,
As per the KALIA scheme, the State government will provide financial assistance of Rs 10,000 per family at the rate of Rs 5,000 each for Kharif and Rabi seasons as financial assistance for taking up cultivation. It will cover around 30 lakh small and marginal farmer families benefitting 92 per cent of all cultivators in the state.
The scheme also has a component for livelihood support for landless households.
Ten lakh landless households will be supported with a unit cost of Rs 12,500 to take up activities like goat rearing units, mini layer units, duckery units, fishery kits for fishermen and women, mushroom cultivation and beekeeping.
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