06-Jul-2024 06:46 PM
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Bhubaneswar, July 6 (Reporter) Odisha government will take necessary steps and frame rules to ensure that the eligible farmers who were deprived of the PM Kisan Yojana will be covered.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced this during a discussion with the various farmers organization on Saturday.
Majhi said the state government will set up cold storage in each sub division in the state but initially, cold storage would be set up in 58 sub divisions in the state.
The Chief Minister said the state government is formulating Samrudha Krushak Niti in which the farmers in the state will receive assistance and cooperation right from cultivation to marketing of their products.
Deputy Chief Minister and Agriculture Minister K V Singhdeo and Principal Secretary, Agriculture department Arabinda Padhee were present during the meeting.
The representatives of Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, Gram Vikas Parishad and other farmer’s organisations who attended the meeting, thanked the Chief Minister for taking a decision to fix the MSP for paddy at Rs.3100 per quintal soon after the formation of the government in the state ...////...