- Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has lanched a Rs 101.8 billion scheme for farmers titled Krushak Assistance for Livelihoods & Income Augmentation (KALIA).
- The scheme will benefit both farmers and share croppers and will have an expenditure of Rs 101.8 billion over three years till 2020-21.
- Under the scheme an assistance of Rs 10,000 will be provided per family for Kharif and Rabi seasons. The assistance is meant for five cropping seasons spanning three years from 2018-19 to 2021-22.
- KALIA scheme also has a life insurance cover of Rs 200,000 with an additional personal accident cover of the same amount for both cultivators and landless agricultural labourers.
- Besides, the scheme offers interest free crop loans of up to Rs 50,000.
Points to remember:
- Which state has launched the KALIA scheme?
- Full form of KALIA scheme?
- Outlay of KALIA Scheme?