Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav is continuously working by giving priority to farmer welfare. The impact of his efforts is now clearly visible on the ground. To provide relief to the farmers, the government has taken many important decisions, the objective of which is to increase their income and make farming profitable.

Big relief in wheat procurement: Rules changed, farmers' confidence increased

Giving relief to the farmers, the state government has now decided to purchase up to 50 percent of wheat with poor shine. Along with this, the limit of less developed grains due to lack of water has been increased from 6 percent to 10 percent. The limit for damaged grains has also been increased by 6 percent. The main objective of these decisions is to provide farmers a fair price for their produce.

Compensation and Support Price: Steps towards increasing farmers' income

Recently, the government has taken a big decision in the interest of farmers, under which now up to 4 times the compensation for land will be given. This decision will strengthen the rights of farmers. Apart from this, to promote pulses and oilseed crops, urad will be procured at Minimum Support Price (MSP) and farmers will also be given a bonus of Rs 600 per quintal. After the success of soybean, now Bhavantar scheme has been implemented on mustard also, due to which farmers are getting higher prices than MSP.

'Farmers Welfare Year 2026': Steps towards self-reliance

The state government has declared the year 2026 as 'Farmers Welfare Year'. This year, farmers are being given agricultural pump connections for just Rs 5. The government's aim is to provide adequate electricity to farmers for irrigation during the day. Under Krishak Mitra Yojana, farmers are being given solar pumps at 90 percent subsidy, so that they can become self-reliant in terms of electricity.

Improvement in fertilizer availability: Fertilizer will be available without standing in line.

The storage of urea in the state is 5.90 lakh metric tonnes and other fertilizers are also available in sufficient quantity. The government has linked the distribution system with technology, so that now farmers will be able to get fertilizer as per their convenience without standing in line.

Boost in dairy sector: Income from milk will increase

The state government is working towards making Madhya Pradesh the 'Milk Capital'. Under this, 1752 new milk committees have been formed. More than 10 lakh kilograms of milk is being collected daily in the state. Till now, more than Rs 1600 crore has been paid to milk producing farmers. The price of milk has increased by Rs 8 to 10 per kg. Under Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Kamdhenu Scheme, a subsidy of up to Rs 10 lakh is being given for setting up a dairy unit at a cost of up to Rs 40 lakh.

Economic assistance schemes: direct benefits to farmers

Under the Chief Minister Kisan Kalyan Yojana, eligible farmers are given an assistance amount of Rs 6000 every year. This amount is transferred directly to the accounts of farmers in three installments of Rs 2000 each. This scheme is helping in strengthening the economic condition of the farmers.

Understand major decisions regarding farmer welfare in 8 points

• Wheat procurement target increased from 78 lakh metric tons to 100 lakh metric tons.
• Capacity of procurement centers increased from 1000 to 2250 quintals per day.
• Slot booking date extended from 30th April to 9th May (may be further extended as per requirement)
• 3516 procurement centers operated in the state
• 8.55 lakh farmers made slot booking
• 16.60 lakh metric tonnes of wheat purchased from 3.96 lakh farmers
• Rs 2527 crore has been paid
• Now farmers can sell crops at any procurement center in the district.