Assam: Awareness Campaign Organised Regarding Different Schemes for Farmers

HATSINGIMARI: An awareness campaign regarding the Pradhanmantri Fasal Bima Yojna was organised in the South Salmara - Mankachar district of the state to ensure that the farmers of the region get ample benefits of the scheme. The event was organised as a part of the weeklong fifth crop insurance awareness campaign.

The campaign was a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations in the district of South Salmara Mankachar district of the state. The initiative was carried out by the district authorities as well as the district agriculture department of South Salmara in Assam. As a part of the campaign, a meeting of the Gaonburhas was organised in the Kathalbari Highschool premises on Sunday. The representatives interacted with the experts regarding the Pradhanmantri Fasal Bima Yojna and the Pradhanmantri Krishak Samman Nidhi and their implementation in the district.

The weeklong awareness event started on Saturday. Several key officials of the district administration and the agriculture department attended the meeting on Sunday. Apart from the representatives from various departments, 68 heads of villages or gaonburhas attended this meeting.

Meanwhile, the first wave of floods of the year has dealt a blow to the State agriculture sector, with farmers suffering huge losses. In some places, flood waters damaged recently-sown paddy saplings. The State Government has sought reports of damage from the district-level agriculture officers. According to an initial report on the losses prepared by the Agriculture Department, around 20,000 hectares of agriculture lands in twenty districts were damaged by the first wave of floods in the state, affecting 1,67,222 families of farmers in 3937 villages. The breakup of the crop loss, according to the report, is: 1833.46 hectares of summer paddy, including early ahu and boro paddy; 124.96 hectares of autumn paddy (regular ahu); 194.90 hectares of oil seeds (mustard, sunflower, sessamunm, and linseed); 686.66 hectares of summer pulses (black gram and green gram); 6267.63 hectares of jute and mesta; 150.20 hectares of sugarcane; 637.85 hectares of rabi vegetables; 3739.68 hectares of kharif vegetables; 58.80 hectares of spices (onion, garlic, ginger, and turmeric); 153.70 hectares of fruits; and 1055.39 hectares of other crops.

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