Agriculture department officers informed that government will provide Rs 1,000 per acre as onetary support to boost mechanised harvesting. The farmers can contact the nearest Raitha Samparka Kendra for any help. In case the farmers register themselves for the paddy harvesting machine, the machines will be provided on time to the fields and the harvest work can be started.
Raitha Sahakari Samsthe and Unemployed Youths will be given monetary aid of Rs 77,500 to Rs 4.80 lakh to purchase the machine. The machine can be purchased with a nominal investment of Rs 33,000. For further details, one can contact the Raitha Samparka Kendra, Assistant Agriculture Director and Joint Agriculture Director.
(Published 26 May 2011, 17:06 IST)
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