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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that a cell of progressive farmers should be constituted in the state and they should be honoured as well.

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The progressive farmers would act as trainers and would give training to 5 farmers every year. They will be given a separate amount for this.

The government is ready to protect the interests of the farmers. In view of the monsoon season, the Central Government had decided to start the procurement of paddy from October 11, however, considering the farmers demand the has started the paddy procurement with immediate effect, he said.

Khattar said that the government during its seven-year tenure has always taken decisions in the interest of farmers and implemented ambitious schemes. When Meri Fasal, Mera Byora Scheme was implemented, there was resistance to it as well. But today farmers are willingly joining this scheme and taking advantage of it.

The government has constituted 600 FPOs to double the farmers income and 78,000 farmers have joined it. There are plans to create 1500 more such FPOs in the future which will benefit lakhs of farmers, he said.

The Chief Minister said that by joining FPO, farmers can start cold storage, mushroom production, bee keeping etc. business on their land. Besides this, some farmers can also run their own small mandi together.

CM launches loan waiver of Rs 12cr to 7,445 farm labourers, landless farmers

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Debt relief certificates were given to 25 farm labourers and landless farmers on Sunday as symbolic launch of the loan waiver scheme, under which the recovery of loans given by the primary agricultural to the tune of Rs 12.73 crore to 7,445 such beneficiaries from Ropar and Mohali districts would be cancelled.

The State Government had decided to waive off Rs 520 crore loan of 2.85 lakh farm labourers and landless farmers with respect to the principal amount against their cooperative loans as on July 31, 2017, and Simple Interest at the rate of 7% per annum on this amount till March 6, 2019. Punjab government had earlier waived of Rs 4,700 crore worth of loans (up to Rs 2 lakh of crop loan each) for 5.85 lakh small and marginal farmers.

Cinnamon cultivation launched in Himachal

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Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Minister Virender Kanwar recently launched a pilot project on cinnamon cultivation in the state by planting saplings in the field of a progressive farmer at Kholin village in Una in the presence of Sanjay Kumar, Director, CSIR-IHBT. Other scientists and staff of the CSIR-IHBT and the Department of Agriculture, besides progressive farmers of the region were present at the time of plantation. A CSIR-IHBT team trained farmers on cinnamon cultivation and established a cinnamon demonstration plot.

This project has been conceived by the CSIR-IHBT and is being implemented in association with the ICAR-Indian Institute of Spice Research, Calicut, Kerala, and the Department of Agriculture, Himachal Pradesh.

Cinnamon, popularly known as dalchini, is an evergreen bushy plant whose bark and leaves have a sweet-spicy aroma. Besides its culinary usage, it has important medicinal applications.

hief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will help 20,000 women self-help groups of the State in the women empowerment program under Jan Kalyan and Suraj Abhiyan at Shivpuri today. Chouhan under credit linkage will distribute bank loans worth Rs 2050 crore to these groups.

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Along with this, food allowance of Rs 22.77 crore will be distributed to 2 lakh 27 thousand 687 Women of Saharia, Baiga and Bharia tribes and Rs 163.28 crore will be distributed as relief amount to the flood victims. The Chief Minister will distribute the amount with a single click.

About 10,000 women self-help group members will participate in the program and a large number of women members in all the districts will also watch the broadcast through virtual mediums. It is noteworthy that a food subsidy scheme has been started for the special backward tribes. The families of these tribes reside in 14 districts Sheopur, Morena, Gwalior, Shivpuri, Guna, Ashoknagar, Datia, Shahdol, Umaria, Anuppur, Chhindwara, Mandla, Balaghat and Dindori. Rs 1,000 are being provided every month in the account of these families.

It is noteworthy that from the start of Madhya Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission till the position of August 31, 2021, about 2.65 lakh self-help groups have been benefited by disbursing bank loans of about Rs 2,054 crore.

Uttar Pradesh exported goods worth Rs 21,500 crore in April and May this year, which is 152.67 per cent more than the corresponding period last year.

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Goods worth Rs 8,511.34 crore were exported in April-May last year from the state.

he latest data on exports from various states released by the Central government reveals that UP exported carpets and footwear worth Rs 744.15 crore and Rs 742.47 crore as against Rs 247.63 crore and Rs 147.04 crore, respectively, last year.

Similarly, leather wallets, bags and other products worth Rs 493.80 crore were exported this year by UP as against Rs 79.21 crore last year while toys worth Rs 120.83 crore were exported this year as against Rs 26.19 crore last year.

worth Rs 310.77 crore were exported from the state during this period as against Rs 39.99 crore last year. Cotton and silk worth Rs 72.87 crore, textiles worth Rs 328.60 crore and toys, photo frames and other artifacts made of wood worth Rs 433.81 crore were exported in the months of April and May this year by UP despite the coronavirus pandemic.

According to official sources, the demand for traditional products made of wood, jute and silk as well as carpets has been on the rise in the United States and European countries. Besides, there is increased demand for a wide range of products made in Lucknow, Kanpur, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Varanasi, Bhadohi and Gorakhpur districts of UP in Nepal, Bangladesh and South Asian countries as well.

The One District One Product initiative of the Yogi Adityanath government has led to a significant rise in exports of carpets, silk sarees, textile fabric, woven fabric and manmade staple fabric, footwear and other leather products, glassware, iron, steel, aluminum, rice, sugar, milk, flour and plastic products to the US, European countries, Nepal, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia during the pandemic.

Besides, the exports of vegetables and fruits such as fresh mangoes, grapes, fresh onions and vegetables, peanuts, processed fruits, juices and nuts has also increased significantly in the recent past. The demand for seeds of fruits and vegetables, cucumbers as well as flowers has also increased. Jamun (java plum) is also being exported now. The State Government is also receiving bulk orders from abroad for medicines, fertilisers, fish products, rice, sugar and artificial flowers.

It is worth mentioning here that UP currently ranks sixth in the country in terms of exports. However, the Yogi government is trying to improve its ranking further by engaging with ambassadors of 10 countries to enhance exports.

The government has also decided to set up overseas trade promotion and facilitation centres in every district, which are expected to increase worth of exports by at least Rs 250 crore in important districts as well as by Rs 125 crore in less important districts. In addition, the centres will provide direct and indirect EMPLOYMENT to 2,500 people in 25 important districts in terms of exports and to 1,250 in 25 less important districts.

In a bid to establish Jharkhand as a horticultural products hub in the Country, the State Government has plans to organize various training programs for better implementation of different schemes and promoting horticulture aimed at generating new employment opportunities for the farmers, youth and women.

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The Director further said that under the scheme, a dedicated training programme is planned for the urban youth. With this, the beautification will be encouraged in urban areas through urban youth Skill development in gardening and crop production. This training will be organized with the help of the identified institutes of importance, run by the Government of Jharkhand and the Government of India. This training session is planned for a length of 25 Days, she added.

The State Government plans to promote the cultivation of Chillies and other spices, which are in high demand in the market. As per the blueprint of the scheme, initially, 1330 hectares of land across different districts of Jharkhand will be promoted for Chilli farming. Along with this, farmers will be trained about the inclusion of new technologies in mushroom farming, said Singhmaar.

The Government is putting efforts to motivate farmers to take up floriculture and Papaya production. Initially, floriculture will be promoted on an area of 1000 hectares in the State. The Government has set a target of planting about eight lakh Papaya saplings in the financial year 2021-22. Farmers will be provided saplings for the plantation.

Bihar gets 3% surplus rain this monsoon

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Biharreceived 3% surplus rainfall in four-month-long monsoon season which concluded on Thursday. Last year, the state had received 25% above normal rainfall during the monsoon season from June to September.

Though the state witnessed a whopping 52% below normal rainfall in September, the rainfall revived on the last day of the month on Thursday and the Met office has issued red alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall on Friday, followed by orange alert for Saturday and yellow alert.

A red alert stipulates that the authorities concerned should take necessary action with respect to expected extreme weather conditions. The orange alert, on the other hand, asks the authorities to be alert and yellow alert suggests them to be watchful for extreme weather conditions.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday launched an ambitious project to generate power from cow dung in Bemetara town to mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri.

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Addressing the event, Baghel said amid the global emphasis on green energy, the decided to produce power from cow dung.

This will be done with the participation of villagers, Women and youths, helping the villages to move towards self-reliance in electricity.

A unit to generate electricity from cow dung will be installed in each village in Chhattisgarh, mainly at Gauthan. It will benefit the Environment and indirectly help women self-help groups involved in dung procurement.

In the first phase, units of power generation have been installed in Rakhi in Bemetara, Sikola in Durg and Bancharoda in Raipur districts.

The biogas plant, scrubbers and generation sets will be installed to make power. The biogas generated from cow dung will be utilized to run the generation set. The cost per unit of the electricity produced from cow dung ranges from Rs 2.50 to Rs 3, Baghel said.

UNDP has partnered with AISECT to support the Green Initiatives of the Government of India, under which the possibilities of Green Jobs for a Sustainable Future will be worked out.

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The Indian economy has been badly affected due to Covid pandemic. Keeping this in mind, a Green Recovery Action Plan is being prepared in which nature-based jobs and livelihoods will be promoted. Abhishek Gupta, National Head, AISECT Project, said that under this project, green jobs and skills will be identified which will be necessary for the green transport sector.

In this, an action plan will be prepared keeping Women in mind especially. In its initial pilot project, 3000 people will be trained in which 60 percent will be women. Out of this, 2000 will be encouraged for eco- along with providing jobs in the relevant field.

Gujarat to launch major drive for Vibrant

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With apprehensions of a possible lethal third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic having been reduced to a negligible level, theGujaratgovernment has planned to embark on a promotion blitzkrieg ahead of theVibrant Gujarat Global Summitscheduled for January next year. It was postponed by a year because of the pandemic.

Chief ministerBhupendra Patelhas approved primary planning for the global event which will attract possible investors to the state. The has started engaging national and international level agencies to create a buzz for the mega event in the post-Covid world order.

There is a strong possibility of participation of country heads of two or three major countries. Government of India (GOI) is coordinating at top level, so it may take a few more days for final confirmation. Focus will be on quality outcomes rather on the number of footfalls.