Bhubaneswar, May 3: Under the State’s Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) program, around Rs. 800 crore were transferred to the bank accounts of as many as 40 lakh small and marginal farmers in Odisha on Tuesday.
While disbursing the financial assistance to the farmers via videoconferencing on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said beneficiaries of the KALIA scheme will utilize the money for agricultural activities in Kharif season.
He reiterated that farmers are the backbone of the State’s economy and they have played a pivotal role in ensuring food security for the country’s people.
On this special program, CM Naveen further informed, the State government has made budgetary allocation of more Rs. 20,000 crore for the agriculture sector this year.
