Chhattisgarh

• 20 Jul 2022

FGR Portal to be Launched in Chhattisgarh

Why in News?

• Recently, in view of the farmer-friendly policies and programs of the Government of Chhattisgarh, it has been decided by the Union Ministry of Agriculture to launch 'Farmer Grievance Redressal Portal' (FGR) as a pilot project in Chhattisgarh. This portal will be launched on July 21, 2022, through video conferencing.

Key Points

• The Commissioner of Agricultural Production of the State of Chhattisgarh has been directed by the Union Agriculture Ministry to ensure online participation of farmer representatives, farmers and office bearers of Panchayats including officials of the Agriculture Department and to apprise them of the short code 14447 .
• It may be recalled that the Union Agriculture Ministry has prepared a Farmers Grievance Redressal Portal (FGR) to address the grievances of farmers across the country related to farming, especially crop insurance.
• The portal is currently being implemented in Chhattisgarh as a pilot project by the central government, the result of which will be implemented later across the country.
• Chhattisgarh was selected by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India because of the better performance of the state in the implementation of Prime Minister's crop insurance and being the leading state in the payment of insurance claim amount in the country.
• The Union Agriculture Ministry is going to launch the beta version of FGR from Chhattisgarh in view of the remarkable results of the Integrated Kisan Portal designed for registration of farmers in Chhattisgarh, Rajiv Gandhi Nyaya Yojana, Chief Minister's Tree Plantation Promotion Scheme etc.
• Through the FGR portal, farmers will be able to find solutions to their problems related to farming, especially crop insurance. The problems and complaints reported by the farmers through telephone or mobile will be registered online in this portal, the diagnosis of which will be reported online by them.

Formation of NRI Cell

Why in News?

• Recently, NRI cell has been formed by the Government of Chhattisgarh to unite the non-resident Indians of Chhattisgarh residing in different countries and to preserve the art, culture and literature of the state.

Key Points

• Indian-origin Korba resident Pallav Shah has been nominated as the coordinator of the NRI cell. He is currently residing in Boston (MA), USA.
• Along with preserving Chhattisgarhi art-culture and literature through NRI cell, its wide publicity and to maintain lively contact with non-resident Indians and to receive suggestions and information from such non-resident Indians for the progress of the state and their implementation.