Highlights of Odisha Agriculture Budget 2019-20

Bhubaneswar: Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari today presented the Odisha Budget in the State Assembly for the year 2019-20, which has been pegged at Rs 1.39 lakh crore.

Highest allocation of Rs 20,714 crore has been made for Agriculture and allied sectors. Here are highlights of the Odisha Agriculture Budget 2019-20:

* Rs 5611 crore for “Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme.

* Rs 31 crore for organic farming on 10,000 hectares under ‘Paramparagat Krishi Vikash Yojana’.

* Rs 60 crore for corpus fund with the objective of extending interest free loan to Odisha State Seeds Corporation and Odisha Agro Industries Corporation for procurement of seeds.

* Rs 182 crore to popularise agricultural implements/equipment so as to help the farmers to take up timely agricultural operations.

* Rs 30 crore for OUAT for Agricultural Research, Education & Infrastructure.

* To promote horticulture, floriculture and spices, an outlay of about Rs 100 crore has been proposed under National Horticulture Mission.

* An allocation of Rs 5 crore has been proposed to support Farmer Producer Organisation (FPOs).

* A sum of Rs 1861 crore has been proposed for completion of incomplete Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Projects (AIBPs) implemented through PMKSY.

* Rs 1565 crore has been proposed under state-funded Water Sector Infrastructure Development Programme (WSIDP) for other ongoing and new projects.

* Rs 100 crore for Gangadhar Meher Lift Canal system.

* Rs 146 crore for Nabakrushna Choudhury Secha Unayana Yojana.

* Rs 1777 crore for Parbati Giri Mega Lift Irrigation Scheme.

* Rs 334 crore under Mukhya Mantri Adibandha Tiyari Yojana (MATY) for construction of 2,000 more check dams.

* Rs 180 crore under RIDF for the on-going Jalanidhi scheme.

* Rs 540 crore for completion of 20,000 Deep Bore Wells under Deep Bore Well Scheme.

* Rs 400 crore has been proposed under Biju Krushak Vikas Yojana with a target to install 1000 community lift points.

* Rs 314 crore has been proposed in Command Area Development Programme for field channels and field drains to improve water use efficiency and to provide last mile irrigation through field channels and pipes.

* To reduce seepage losses in distribution system and to ensure water availability at farm level, a sum of Rs 210 crore is being proposed under Canal Lining and System Rehabilitation Programme (CLSRP).

* The State Government has announced interest-free crop loan upto Rs 1 lakh and Rs 800 crore has been earmarked for the purpose.

* Rs 400 crore has been proposed under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) to provide quick relief and adequate compensation to the farmers.

* Rs 50 crore has been proposed for Odisha Millet Mission.

* Rs 54 crore has been proposed for development of Brackish Water Aquaculture, Marine Fisheries, Intensive Aquaculture and Inland Fisheries.

* Rs 83 crore under the umbrella Centrally Sponsored Scheme called ‘Blue Revolution’ for different activities such as fish seed rearing centres, integrated development of reservoirs, rejuvenation of water bodies and capacity building of fish farmers.

* Rs 65 crore under the umbrella scheme of ‘White Revolution’ for development of dairying and livestock management.

* Rs 6.30 crore has been provisioned under RIDF for establishment of 5 lakh LPD Dairy Plant by OMFED for quality processing of milk.

* Rs 18 crore has been proposed for 100 per cent vaccination of all eligible bovines against foot and mouth disease.