Odisha govt announces KALIA Yojana for farmers

December 21, 2018 Government

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha cabinet on Friday approved the ‘Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation’ (KALIA) scheme amounting to over Rs 10,000 crore for farmers.

All small and marginal farmers of the state will be covered under Kalia Yojana.

Under the KALIA scheme, an amount of Rs 10,000 per family at the rate of Rs 5,000 each for Kharif and Rabi seasons shall be provided as financial assistance for taking up cultivation.

This assistance is for five cropping seasons spanning three years from 2018-19 to 2021-22.

Happy to launch historic ₹10,000 crore “Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation”- #KALIA to further accelerate agricultural prosperity in #Odisha. It will cover over 30 lakh small & marginal farmers, benefiting 92% of the cultivators#OdishaEmpowersFarmers
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) December 21, 2018

KALIA scheme has 5 interventions including support to cultivators, livelihood support for landless, financial assistance to vulnerable agriculture households and landless labourers, life insurance cover, interest free crop loan up to Rs 50,000.

The state government has provided details about Kalia Yojana at the website at www.kalia.co.in. The government has also provided the details of beneficiaries under the Kalia Yojana list on the website kalia.co.in.