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Hon. Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Kisan Suryodaya Yojana’ on October 24, 2020 through video conferencing. This scheme is launched in Gujarat state. It will be implemented under the leadership of CMO Gujarat, Mr. Vijay Rupani. This scheme will cover the all the farmers in the state. Under this scheme electricity will be provided to the farmers for irrigation. Farmers will get the electricity supply form 5 am to 9 pm every day. Gujarat government has sanctioned a budget of Rs. 3500 crores for this scheme.
Scheme Overview:
| Scheme Name: | Kisan Suryodaya Yojana |
| Scheme Under: | Gujarat Government |
| Inaugurated By: | PM Narendra Modi |
| Inauguration Date: | October 24, 2020 |
| Applicable State: | Gujarat |
| Benefit: | Electricity/Power supply for irrigation |
| Beneficiaries: | Farmers across the state |
| Major Objective: | To enable the farmers to use irrigation facilities and improve the overall farming conditions |
More scheme lunched by Gujarat government
Scheme Objectives and Benefits:
- The main objective of the scheme is to provide power supply to the farmers for irrigation process
- Irrigation plays a very important role in agriculture and farming
- Groundwater irrigation and drip irrigation both can be availed by the farmers with the help of continuous uninterrupted electricity supply
- It will help improve the overall farming conditions of the farmers
- It will thereby also help to develop innovative farming techniques in the farms
- Productivity of the farmers will increase thereby to a greater extent
Scheme Details:
- Kisan Suryodaya Yojana is an initiative for the farmers in Gujarat state
- PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the scheme today i.e. October 24, 2020 via video conferencing
- It will be implemented throughout the Gujarat state under the leadership of CM Vijay Rupani
- This scheme is mainly for providing uninterrupted power supply to the farmers for undertaking irrigation facility
- Under the scheme power supply will be provided to the farmers from 5 am to 9 pm
- Uninterrupted power supply and irrigation facility will boost the productivity of farms and increase the farm produce
- By 2023 a transmission infrastructure will be formed in the state whereby 234 transmission lines with 66 KW power will be included under the scheme
- State government has allocated a scheme budget of Rs. 3500 crores for the scheme
- This scheme is a new effort for benefiting the farmers and their farm produce.
