Rajasthan

• 30 May 2023

23 lakh farmers of the State will Get Seed Minikits of Major Crops

Why in News?

• On 29 May 2023, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a financial proposal of Rs 128.57 crore to distribute free Minikits of certified varieties of major crops to 23 lakh small & marginal farmers of the state.

Key Points:

• Each farmer of the state will be given 5 kg of hybrid maize, 2 kg of mustard, 4 kg each of moong & moth and 1 kg of sesame seeds in the seed minikit. Seeds of certified varieties will be made available free of cost.
• The seed minikit will be procured from the Rajasthan State Seed Corporation/National Seed Corporation by the Tribal Area Development Department for tribal farmers and by the Agriculture Department for non-tribal farmers.
• These mini-kits will be distributed by the Agriculture Department through the Raj Kisan Saathi portal.
• It is worth mentioning that the 'Rajasthan Seed Production & Distribution Mission' is being run to increase seed production in the state and to provide free seeds to small & marginal farmers. This decision has been taken in view of the excellent results of this mission.
• It is known that an announcement in this regard was made by the Chief Minister in the budget for the year 2023-24.

Equipment Worth Rs 16.97 Crore will be Purchased to improve Nutrition Indices

Why in News?

• On May 29, 2023, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved a financial proposal of Rs 16.97 crore for providing various nutrition growth monitoring equipment in the Anganwadi centres of the state.

Key Points

• With this decision of the Chief Minister, equipment like an infant meter, stadiometer, weighing machine, etc. will be made available in Anganwadi centres.
• With this accurate information about various nutritional indices including weight and length of babies and mothers will be available and desired nutrition can be given to them.
• It is noteworthy that the announcement in this regard was made by the Chief Minister in the budget for the year 2023-24.