Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Beej Uphaar Yojana Rabi 2022-23

• 25 Oct 2022

Why in news?

• Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Beej Uphaar Yojana Rabi 2022-23' has been implemented by Rajasthan State Seed Corporation on October 22, 2022.

Imp points

• Rajasthan State Seed Corporation Chairman Dheeraj Gurjar said that rajiv Gandhi Kisan Beej Uphaar Yojana Rabi 2022-23 is being implemented by Rajasthan State Seed Corporation with the aim of providing high quality seeds of newly developed varieties of improved varieties to the farmers at reasonable rates and to increase the use of certified seeds.
• The corporation is producing high quality certified seeds for the farmers and making them available up to the village level at a reasonable price. The corporation is mainly producing seeds of moong, urad, guar, soyabean, groundnut, jowar, bajra in Kharif and wheat, gram, mustard and barley crops in Rabi.
• This scheme will be implemented in all the districts of the state and a total amount of Rs 4.00 crore will be spent on this scheme.
• Under this scheme, 51 gifts will be provided to the farmers in each district through lottery.
• In each district, the first gift tractor-1, second gift battery operated Napsec sprayer machine 20 and third gift Kisan Torch 30 will be selected through lottery and gifts will be distributed to the farmers.
• It is noteworthy that with the implementation of an important scheme like Gift on seed purchase for farmers by Rajasthan State Seed Corporation, interest in the use of certified seeds will increase among the farmers and farmers will be able to earn more production and more income by making more and more use of certified seeds.