The Madhya Pradesh government has announced that farmers who raise indigenous cows will receive a monthly payment of Rs 900. The remark was made by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday while virtually speaking at a Niti Ayog workshop on agriculture.
The CM also announced the formation of the Madhya Pradesh Natural Agriculture Development Board to promote natural farming.
“Farmers should raise at least one desi (indigenous) cow for natural farming. We have decided to give such farmers Rs 900 per month. As a result, a farmer will receive a total of Rs 10,800 per year for a desi cow”, Chouhan stated during his address at this workshop. He also stated that the MP government plans to launch special activities to promote natural farming in 100 villages in each of the state’s 52 districts.
Natural disasters have occurred during the current Kharif crop season. Natural farming activities will begin in the state’s 5,200 villages during the current Kharif crop season. We are looking for such farmers. So far, 1.65 lakh farmers in the state have expressed an interest in natural farming. Workshops will also be held in the state to foster an environment conducive to natural farming, he added.
Natural farming will be promoted in agricultural fields on both sides of the Narmada river, according to Chouhan.
The CM also stated that five full-time workers will be appointed in each block to promote natural farming and will be paid an honorarium.
Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy also spoke at the workshop, according to a public relations department official.
