Govt releases Rs 332.87 crore for green revolution in Eastern India

30 Jan 2012 Evaluate

In an effort to boost agricultural production and bring about a ‘second green revolution’ in the eastern states, the government has released Rs 332.87 crore to seven states in the current financial year (2011-12) as on January 01, 2012. For the sub-scheme under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Rs 400 crore has been earmarked for this year. The programme targets improvement in the rice based cropping system in the selected states.

Eastern India with 2-3 times more rainfall compared to the Northwest States, unexploited good quality ground water aquifers, and vast resources of social capital have relative advantage for sustainable production of rice, banana, sugarcane and aquaculture. The agricultural productivity in this region is comparatively low in spite of the adequate availability of natural resources required for higher production. The scheme is aimed at increasing crop productivity of the region by intensive cultivation through promotion of recommended agricultural technologies and package of practices.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had recently urged the States to submit proposals to benefit from the funds allocated for the purpose. He said that he had allotted funds for the states in its Union Budget but the state governments had not utilized them properly. Since the onus of the implementation of such projects lay with the state governments, it was their prerogative to submit appropriate proposals and benefit from it.

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