- Jharkhand government has launched ‘Mukhya Mantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana’ under which money will be directly transferred into the bank accounts of farmers in the state.
- The scheme was launched by the Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on August 10, 2019.
- Under the scheme, beneficiaries having farm land of less than one acre to five acres, will get 5,000 to 25,000 rupees in their bank accounts.
As soon as Mr Naidu launched the scheme yesterday, money was transferred into the bank accounts of farmers, and some them showed their mobile phones with the money transfer message to the vice-president. - The VP said that the Centre has taken a pledge to double the income of farmers by 2022 and in that endeavour, the government is continuously increasing minimum support price (MSP) for 23 farm produce.
- Under the Mukhya Mantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana, approximately 35 lakh farmers will benefit and by October 3,000 crore rupees will be sent in the accounts of the beneficiaries. The launching ceremony was also held in other 23 districts, apart from Ranchi.
