Agriculture Minister Netam lists achievements of Agriculture Department at press conference

Raipur, 13 November 2026

Agriculture Minister Ramvichar Netam, addressing a press conference in Raipur today, stated that under the Krishak Unnati Yojana, an amount of over thirty-five thousand nine hundred four crore rupees has been paid to more than twenty-five lakh farmers in the state from the Kharif year two thousand twenty-three to two thousand twenty-five. Mr. Netam informed that the financial assistance for farmers cultivating alternative crops instead of paddy has been increased to fifteen thousand rupees per acre. He added that farmers cultivating pulses, oilseeds, maize, kodo, kutki, ragi, and cotton will be provided an assistance of ten thousand rupees per acre. More than four lakh twenty-six thousand farmers have registered for this so far.