
Raipur : Chhattisgarh : Under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana of Government of Chhattisgarh, the first installment of input subsidy will be released on 21 May to farmers selling paddy at the support price in the Kharif year 2020-21. An amount of Rs 9000 per acre will be provided to farmers as input assistance.
In a cabinet meeting held today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, it was decided that an input subsidy of Rs. 9,000 per acre will be given to the farmers selling paddy at the support price per year, 2020-21 and onwards.
In the year 2020-21, farmers who sold paddy if those farmers cultivate other crops instead of paddy in the year 2021-22, then they will get Rs 10 thousand per acre and those who plant trees will get input subsidy of Rs 10 thousand per acre per year for the next 3 years. A cabinet sub-committee meeting will be held tomorrow on May 19, in the presence of Chief Minister Mr. Baghel to prepare a detailed action plan and discuss other aspects in this regard. Senior officers will also be present in this meeting. And the subjects proposed in the meeting of the sub-committee will be decided in the next cabinet meeting to be held on May 21.