Farmers will get interest-free loans: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma

SHILLONG: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday informed that through the 'Piggery Mission', farmers in the State will be provided interest-free loan. "The interest for the loan will be paid by the State Government. This is being done to encourage farmers to avail the loan," the Chief Minister said. He added that through convergence with MGNREGA, the programme will be implemented in the State, wherein people in the villages will benefit the most.

The Chief Minister also said that Government of Meghalaya has a grand vision to catapult Meghalaya into the top ten Indian States in terms of Per Capita Income by 2030. "Keeping this objective in mind, the State Government has launched the 'Restart Meghalaya Mission' comprising a series of interventions to support farmers, entrepreneurs by enabling them to build growth-promoting basic infrastructure and services," he added.

The Chief Minister also talked about Meghalaya's diverse agro climate zones that enable the State to grow a range of high-value agriculture produces such as lakadong turmeric, honey, oranges, strawberries, mushrooms, among others.

"The Government of Meghalaya has already undertaken various initiatives to improve production, productivity and marketing of our agriculture produce. The Lakadong Mission, the Jackfruit mission, the Mushroom Mission, the Milk Mission and the Aquaculture Mission are all such initiatives that are aimed at systematic increase of production and value augmentation," he stated.

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