Ensure farmers get full benefit of govt schemes: Uttarakhand CM Dhami directs officials

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, while reviewing the Agriculture and Horticulture Department in the Secretariat on Tuesday, directed the officials to make effective efforts towards increasing the economy of farmers in the state more rapidly.

"It should be ensured that farmers as a package. Programs should be organised at the state and district level so that farmers get the full benefit of various schemes being run by the central and state governments in the interest of farmers," Dhami said. Dhami directed the officials in the meeting to expedite the construction of polyhouses, which would help increase the income of farmers and promote selfemployment.

He said polyhouses should be constructed in the state according to the target set for each year.

Dhami added that farmers should benefit from the Agricultural Mechanisation Scheme, under which a subsidy of up to 80 per cent would be given on many agricultural equipment.