Under the scheme, in private land and village panchayat land, commercial and non-commercial species of tree plantation will be promoted.
In Kharif year 2020-21, farmers have been given the option of plantation instead of paddy in their field. Those opting for the scheme will be given Rs 10,000 per acre for next three years as incentive.
Joint forest management committees will be given Rs 10,000 per acre as incentive after one year if plantation is done in revenue land. The right to cut the trees and its sales will be with the Committee.
In another major decision, the cabinet cleared a proposal to provide Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana assistance in four installments for Kharif season 2020. The farmers having registered for paddy sale and paddy-seed producer farmers will be covered.
Provision has been made for Kharif season 2021 under the scheme to promote agro-Forestry. In the first two years, the land holding farmer will be given Rs 9,000 per acre in four instalments as input .