Centre to roll Krishonnati Yojana till 2020; Focus on increasing farmers’ income

In a statement issued on Thursday, the central government approved the continuation of the ” Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana’, with a central expenditure of Rs 33,269.97 crore. The programme, which clubs all the major agriculture schemes under one umbrella, will roll until March 2020.

The programme, comprises of 11 schemes, aims to develop the agriculture and allied sector in a holistic and scientific manner and increase the farmers’ income by accelerating production, productivity and better prices for produce.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Af-EOM fairs (CCEA) approved the scheme as part of its objective to double farmers’ income by 2022. “The schemes will be continued with an expenditure of Rs 33,269.976 crore for three financial years, i.e., 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20,” said an official statement.

“The schemes focus on creating and strengthening of infrastructure of production, reducing production cost and marketing of agriculture and allied produce. These schemes have been under implementation for varying duration during the past few years,” added the statement.

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