Odisha Govt Sets 20-Point Target for Inclusive Development of Agriculture Sector

Bhubaneswar: In order to enhance income of the farmers and bring inclusive development in the agriculture sector, the Odisha Government has prepared a 20-Point Target for the sector, informed Agriculture Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo here today.

The move came after the inclusion of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Department under the 5T initiative of the State Government.

Talking to the media after presiding over the Department’s one-day workshop on ‘Capacity Building, Strengthening of Delivery Mechanism under Mo Sarkar and 5T Initiative’ for the officials at the Rail Auditorium here, the Minister said that the government has set a target to double the income of 78,000 farmers in five years.

As part of the 20-Point Target, a database of farmers will be prepared by April next year to have the details of the sharecroppers and landless labourers.

A separate database for other schemes like KALIA, Food Security and Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) will also be prepared.

Efforts are being made to provide all information of scheme by the Agriculture Department in a mobile application by January 1, 2020, Sahoo added.

The Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment department has been brought under the purview of Mo Sarkar programme from December 1.