Sankalpamto Siddi to double income of farmers within 5 yrs

Guntur: Union minister of state for Science and Technology Y Sujana Chowdary launched ‘Sankalpamto Siddi’ programme at a meeting held in the Sri Venkateswara Vignan Mandiram in Guntur city on Monday to double income of farmers by 2022. Sri S.V. Veterinary University and Krishi Vignan Kendra jointly conducted the programme.

Speaking on this occasion, he said the aim of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to double the income of the farmers within next five years. He said, Narendra Modi after discussing with the intellectuals, has given green signal to implement the scheme.

Highlights:

• Sujana says PM gave nod for the scheme after holding discussions with intellectuals
• Farmers should mount pressure on people’s representatives to get they problems solved

He said, though several governments framed policies to increase income of the farmers, they did not take any action. He urged the farmers to mount pressure on the people’s representatives to solve their problems and reminded that effective steps have been taken by the Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to solve problems of the farmers.

He said under the new programme, there will be focus on irrigation projects to supply water to the agriculture fields. He said the Centre will bear expenditure for the construction of the Polavaram multi-purpose project. He said, there is a need to supply quality seeds, pesticides to the farmers to get better yield and need to create awareness on quality of seeds and fertilisers to the farmers.. He said, in order to get better yield, there is need to give soil health cards to the farmers.

He further said that there is need strengthen the warehousing system to store the food grains. He said, if necessary, the Central government will give subsidy for the construction of godowns. He said, the aim of the Centre is to get value addition to the crops and added that for this the Central government advised to set up food processing units in the agriculture fields for two hundred kilo meters.

He reminded that the Central government has already introduced E-National Agriculture Market (E-NAM)to get better price to the farmers. He said under this system, the farmers may sell his crop anywhere in the country to get a better price and said the Centre will take steps to sanction loans and subsidies to the farmers through banks, for which NABARD will refinance to the banks.

The Union minister said, agriculture is also like a business, the farmers may get profit or loss. He said, if the farmers start a dairy, aqua culture, or poultry they will get additional income. He urged the farmers avail the facilities provided by the Centre and state governments and benefit. He sought co-operation of the people’s representatives, officials to increase income of the farmers to achieve target of the Prime Minister.

A.P.Assembly Speaker Dr.Kodela Siva Prasada Rao said there is much to be done to the agriculture sector to increase income of the farmers. He said, farmers have hardworking nature, if better facilities are provided they will get better yield and income. He urged the farmers avail the facilities provided by the government. He said, if farmers are happy , 70% of the people are happy in the country.

District collector Kona Sasidhar explained steps taken the government to increase income of the farmers. He said,government is taking steps to provide Rs.10,000 income to every family. AP Mahila Commission chairperson Nannapaneni Rajakumari, MLAs, Ravela Kishore Babu, Modugula Venugopala Reddy, MLC A.S.Radha Krishna Z.P.chairperson MD Janimun , were present.