Agricultural Diversification Scheme – 2021

Gujarat government has started Agriculture Diversification scheme – 2021 for assisting the farmers in tribal areas. This scheme was e-launched by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on June 22, 2021. Under this scheme the vanbandhu-farmers in tribal areas of the state will be provided with crops seeds and fertilizer assistance. The farmers will get 45 kg of urea, 50kg of NPK and 50 kg of ammonium sulphate along with seeds of crops like maize, bitter melon (karela), calabash (dudhi), tomato, millet, etc under this scheme. Efforts are being made to provide sufficient water supply for irrigation in the tribal areas. It will help in more cultivation in the tribal areas and will generate more employment opportunities thereby increasing the standard of living of the tribal people in the state. This scheme tends to benefit about 1.26 lakh tribal farmers across the state.

Scheme Overview:

Scheme Objectives & Benefits:

• The main objective of the scheme is to support the tribal farmers in the state
• Assistance of crop seeds and fertilizers will be provided to the farmers under the scheme
• Under the scheme, the farmers will get 45 kg of urea, 50kg of NPK and 50 kg of ammonium sulphate along with seeds of crops like maize, bitter melon (karela), calabash (dudhi), tomato, millet, etc
• It will help the tribal farmers to cultivate crops more efficiently thereby increasing their income
• It aims to encourage the tribal youth to take up farming
• It aims at ensuring the welfare and prosperity of the tribal farmers in the state.

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Key Points:

• Chief Minister Vijay Rupani e-launched Agriculture Diversification Scheme – 2021 on June 22, 2021
• During the launch CM addressed the tribal farmers from Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Panchmahal, Dahod, Chhotaudepur, Bharuch, Narmada, Navsari, Surat, Tapi, Valsad and Dang districts
• This scheme is launched mainly for the benefit of vanbandhu-farmers in the tribal areas of the state
• Under this scheme, assistance of crop seeds and fertilizers will be provided to the farmers
• The farmers will be provided with 45 kg of urea, 50 kg of NPK and 50 kg of ammonium sulphate
• They will also be provided with seeds of crops like maize, bitter melon (karela), calabash (dudhi), tomato, millet, etc
• Proper water supply for irrigation and farming is aimed to be provided to the farmers
• Due to less or no water supply some farmers are not being able to cultivate crops on their own lands
• Thus, efforts are being made to direct the water supply as required to the tribal areas
• This will help the farmers to cultivate more crops and do efficient farming
• It will encourage the youth to take up farming
• It will make agriculture sustainable and profitable in the tribal areas
• CM stated, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana for the benefit of tribal farmers, when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat years back
• And now this current government has decided to keep up with ensuring the benefit of tribal people in the state and thus Rs.1 lakh crores will be spent in the next 4 years for their welfare
• Under this scheme, about 1.26 lakh tribal farmers will be benefited in the state