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Mizoram Secures Rs 75.79 Crore for Agriculture Development from Centre
- •Mizoram received Rs 75.79 crore from central schemes for agriculture development, with Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan handing over release orders to state minister P C Vanlalruata.
- •The funding includes Rs 27.84 crore under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and Rs 47.95 crore under Krishonnati Yojana (KY).
- •State Agriculture Minister Vanlalruata emphasized the critical need for better road connectivity, especially agricultural link roads, to facilitate transport of produce like oil palm, urging their inclusion under PM-RKVY.
- •Vanlalruata requested flexibility in the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM) to allow offline applications, addressing difficulties faced by farmers with limited internet access.
- •He also sought special provisions for hill states like Mizoram, as many agriculture schemes are designed for plain areas, and urged the Centre to facilitate fertilizer transportation by rail.
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Mizoram received a total of Rs 75.79 crore under central schemes to develop its agriculture sector, which includes Rs 27.84 crore under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and Rs 47.95 crore under the Krishonnati Yojana.
State Agriculture Minister P C Vanlalruata emphasized the need for better road connectivity because farmers often cultivate land far from villages, making it difficult to transport produce like oil palm during the monsoon. He urged the Centre to include agricultural link roads under the PM-RKVY scheme and mentioned that a monorail system is currently being developed for transport.
Mizoram sought flexibility in the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation by requesting that offline applications be allowed, because mandatory online applications create difficulties for farmers and rural communities with limited internet access.