Udaipur, Jun 13 (UNI) It is the target of Agriculture Department of Tripura that this year
a total of 4454 power tillers have to be distributed to actual farmers but the previous
government of the state had distributed 1034 numbers of power tiller to farmers,Tripura
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Tuesday here.
Economy of Tripura is basically agrarian and characterized by high rate of poverty,
low per-capita income, low capital formation, inadequate infrastructural facilities,
geographical isolation, communication bottleneck, inadequate exploitation, inadequate
use of forest and mineral resources, low progress in industrial field and high
un-employment problem. More than 42 percent of its population now directly depends
on agriculture and allied activities, he said.
Mr Deb said the state government is doing level best in order to doubling farmers’
income. Need to work farmers and officers jointly in view of development of agriculture
production and productivity of the state.
A agriculture department official informed to UNI that the agri-inputs had distributed
among the farmers in view of doubling farmers’ income 2022. A total of 86 numbers
power tiller, 50 units Ground Nut Seeds at 20kg/unit, 20 numbers Soil Health Card, 70
units Coconut Seedling at 3 nos/unit, 100 units Amrapali Graft at 3 nos/unit, 20 tray
Vegetable Seedling, 10 units Piglet at nos/unit and assistance of Rs. 10000 have
provided to 10 groups.
It is the goal of state government to implement the schemes for the development of
farmers.
The state government has informed it that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said
that his government has decided to double the farmers’ income by 2022 when India
would celebrate 75 years of Independence. The goal is achievable if the farmers adopt
and use modern technology in cultivation like drip irrigation as it will direct the maximum
utilization of water with minimum quantity.
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