The Agriculture Department on Sunday issued orders revising the rates of subsidy/financial assistance given for various crops under the crop development scheme. The rates have been revised for the following crops; paddy, vegetables, pulses, tubers, banana, honey, mushroom, millets, sesame and oil seeds and groundnut. The rates for crops not mentioned in the order will be declared later, according to the department. The subsidy rates were revised on the basis of proposals submitted by the Director of Agriculture on May 7. Farmer groups, Kudumbashree units, joint liability groups, padasekhara samithis, self-help groups, small-scale farmers, NRI groups, farmer producer companies, charitable societies, cultural and youth clubs also will be eligible for benefits.

Source: The Hindu May 31, 2020 14:56 UTC