Over 25 lakh farmers have been paid Rs 35,904 crore under the Krishak Unnati Yojana, encouraging crop diversification and Sri food production.

Agriculture Minister Shri Ramvichar Netam and Agriculture Production Commissioner Shri Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi enumerated the achievements of the Agriculture Department in a joint press conference.

Raipur, 13 November 2026/ In Chhattisgarh, several important initiatives are being taken by the state government for the economic prosperity of farmers, making agriculture profitable and giving a new direction to farming. Along with providing economic support to farmers through Krishak Unnati Yojana, pulses-oilseeds production, crop diversification and cultivation of Sri Anna (millets) are being encouraged. Agriculture Minister Shri Ramvichar Netam and Agriculture Production Commissioner Shri Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi jointly addressed a press conference today in the auditorium of Chhattisgarh Samvad Nava Raipur and gave information about the major achievements, schemes and future action plans of the Agriculture Department. Director of Agriculture Department Shri Rahul Dev was also present on this occasion.

Agriculture Minister Shri Ramvichar Netam said that the state government is committed to increasing the income of farmers, providing them fair prices for their produce and making agriculture more profitable. In this direction, financial assistance is being provided to the farmers of the state through the Krishak Unnati Yojana. From Kharif year 2023 to Kharif year 2025, a total of Rs 35 thousand 904 crore 90 lakh has been paid to more than 25 lakh farmers of the state under the scheme. This includes Rs 13 thousand 289 crore for Kharif 2023, Rs 11 thousand 976 crore for Kharif 2024 and Rs 10 thousand 639 crore for Kharif 2025.

Farmers will get the facility of input assistance of Rs 13,839 per acre.

Agriculture Minister Shri Netam informed that under the Krishak Unnati Yojana, a provision has been made to provide farmers with a uniform input subsidy of Rs 13,839 per acre. This will give farmers the freedom to sell paddy as per their need and convenience. They will also get the benefit of the subsidy even if they sell less quantity of paddy as per the prescribed area. Along with this, to encourage crop diversification, the subsidy given to farmers who grow other crops instead of paddy has been increased from Rs 11,000 to Rs 15,000 per acre. So far, more than 52,000 farmers have registered for more than 28,000 hectares of area under this component.

Mr. Netam stated that there is a provision to provide assistance of 10,000 rupees per acre to farmers cultivating crops such as pulses, oilseeds, maize, kodo, kutki, ragi, and cotton. Under this scheme, 426,185 farmers have registered for more than 266,000 hectares. This initiative will help reduce dependence on paddy and encourage farmers to adopt alternative, more profitable crops.

Opportunity for pulses and oilseeds producing farmers to sell their produce at MSP

The Agriculture Minister told the media that under the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-Asha), pulses and oilseeds crops are being procured in the state at the minimum support price. In the year 2025-26, a total of 3 lakh 72 thousand 39 quintals of Arhar, Soybean, Gram, Lentil and Mustard were procured through 273 procurement centres in 29 districts of the state. In lieu of this, Rs 219.08 crore was paid to the farmers. In this, Rs 207.59 crore was paid to 24 thousand 257 farmers by procuring 3 lakh 54 thousand 127 quintals of Gram alone.