State Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Minister Badal inaugurated the Godhan Nyaya Yojana in the auditorium of the Animal Husbandry Department at Hesag. Addressing the progressive farmers and milk producers from different districts of the state, he said that we can make Jharkhand’s identity in the field of organic agriculture with the cow dung in the state. Today we are dependent on chemical Fertilizers, which leave a deep impact on our Health. He said that Godhan Nyaya Yojana is being started as a pilot project from five districts of the state. After reviewing the success of this project, we will plan to run it in the entire state, so all the cow herders are requested to move towards making the state an organic Jharkhand.
Badal said that the government is preparing to set up an agency and a centre so that more and more organic food items are used in the state, and our products are recognized as organic. We have made a budget provision of Rs 10 crores for vermicompost, if it is successful, then a plan of Rs 100 crores will also be made. Under this scheme, farmers of the state will be able to get vermicompost at Rs.8 per kg in their area only. Along with this, the government will take cow dung at Rs. 2 per kg from the cowherds and after processing it will make it available to the farmers in the form of vermicompost.
Badal said that for the first time, construction of Gomukti Dham has been started in the state along with work on Gaushala. So far 12 lakh farmers of the state have been given a benefit of Rs 3500 per farmer. Along with this, an amount of Rs 810 crore has been distributed among 9.38 lakh farmers as benefit of crop Insurance in lieu of damage caused by drought. For the welfare of farmers, we have demanded 9682 crores to the central government for drought relief. This amount will go directly to the farmers’ account. Our department has started many flagship schemes under the guidance of the Chief Minister. Godhan Nyay Yojana is also one of them, which will benefit about 10,000 farmers in the first phase.
The objective of this scheme is to reduce the dependence of farmers on chemical fertilizers and increase the income of farmers by preparing vermicompost using cow dung available in the state of Jharkhand. According to the economic survey of the year 2019, there are 12.57 million cattle in the state. As an estimate, 504 lakh tonnes of cow dung is emitted every year by the cattle. Explain that the dung emitted by cattle plays an important role in the ecosystem of agriculture, as it increases the organic content of the by increasing the water holding capacity of the soil. An effective management is needed to effectively use cow dung in agricultural works, which will be beneficial for the farmers. This is a pilot project to convert cow dung produced in the entire state into vermicompost by purchasing it from cow herders and making it available to farmers at a subsidized rate. At present, the project is being started from one district of each division.