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Rs. 250 Crore allocated to 10 States for Rainfed area Development Progrmme |
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13-12-2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Agriculture 13-December-2011 17:29 IST Rs. 250.00 crore has been allocated to 10 states for Rainfed Area Development Programme (RADP) during 2011-12. State-wise allocation is as under:
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) is a State Plan Scheme introduced in 2007 with the objective of enhancing production and productivity in agriculture and allied sectors through state specific interventions. RADP has been introduced as a sub-scheme of RKVY during 2011-12 with specific focus on small and marginal farmers by offering a complete package of activities to maximize farm returns for enhancing livelihood security. No enhancement in allocation is being considered for 2011-12. This information was given by Shri Harish Rawat, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today. MP:SB: CP: development (13.12.2011) |
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