Government dispenses Rs 110 crore in Apr-May under RKVY

23 Jun 2011 Evaluate

Government has released Rs 110 crore to various states in the first two months of the current fiscal (April-May), out of earmarked Rs 300 crore, in order to boost pulses production in rain-fed areas of 60,000 villages.

Out of Rs 110 crore funds, Rs 25.48 crore has been released to Maharashtra, Rs 21.61 crore to Rajasthan, Rs 19.18 crore to Uttar Pradesh, Rs 15.43 crore to Karnataka and rest to Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and other states during April-May of the 2011-12 fiscal.

Last fiscal the government had started a programme ‘Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana’ (RKVY) to promote pulses output in 60,000 villages with Rs 300 crore funds in order to reduce the country’s dependency on imports. Initially the programme was implemented in dryland areas and received good response from farmers.

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