Award for farmer with highest yield

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsChief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday announced cash awards for farmers who achieve highest yield in various crops - paddy, millets, pulses, cholam (jowar), kezhvaragu (ragi), chaamai (little millet), thuvarai (red gram), pachchai payaru (moong dhall), ulundhu (urid dhall) - using modern technologies. As many as 36 farmers, who show the maximum yield in these crops, would be getting cash awards (Rs 50,000 for first prize, Rs 25,000 for second prize and Rs 10,000 for third prize). For this purpose, the CM has allocated Rs 11.40 lakh. Already, the Chief Minister had announced that Rs 5,00,000 would be presented to the farmer who shows highest yield of paddy by using System of Rice Intensification. The farmer would also get a medal worth Rs 3,500 during Republic Day celebrations every year.The cash awards for farmers would help increasing productivity of foodgrains using modern technologies, an official release here said.first published:September 04, 2012, 10:29 ISTlast updated:September 04, 2012, 10:29 IST
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Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday announced cash awards for farmers who achieve highest yield in various crops - paddy, millets, pulses, cholam (jowar), kezhvaragu (ragi), chaamai (little millet), thuvarai (red gram), pachchai payaru (moong dhall), ulundhu (urid dhall) - using modern technologies.

As many as 36 farmers, who show the maximum yield in these crops, would be getting cash awards (Rs 50,000 for first prize, Rs 25,000 for second prize and Rs 10,000 for third prize). For this purpose, the CM has allocated Rs 11.40 lakh.

Already, the Chief Minister had announced that Rs 5,00,000 would be presented to the farmer who shows highest yield of paddy by using System of Rice Intensification. The farmer would also get a medal worth Rs 3,500 during Republic Day celebrations every year.

The cash awards for farmers would help increasing productivity of foodgrains using modern technologies, an official release here said.