Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi launched the CM-KISAN Yojana

Sambalpur:8/9/24: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi on Sunday launched the CM-KISAN Yojana on the occasion of the Nuakhai festival in Sambalpur. The CM Kisan Yojana was launched to provide financial assistance to farmers not covered under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana.

Eligible farmers will receive Rs 4,000 in two installments over a year. The first installment, Rs 2,000, was distributed today on the occasion of Nuakhai, and the remaining Rs 2,000 will be given on Akshaya Tritiya.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, and local MLAs and departmental Secretaries were present on the occasion. Deputy Chief Ministers Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, Pravati Parida, and others joined the mega event through videoconferencing.

Majhi also launched the Krushak Odisha Unified Portal of the Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment Department at the Gangadhar Meher University auditorium here. Landless farmers will be granted Rs 12500 in three installments. However, they will need to register through the CM-KISAN Grievance Portal for inclusion in the scheme. The registration of CM-KISAN in Odisha will continue for the next two months. A total of Rs 925.40 crore will be disbursed to the bank accounts of as many as 45,97,036 beneficiaries. Notably, the Kalia Yojana of the BJD government has been renamed as the CM-KISAN Yojana.

Earlier in the day, Majhi and Dharmendra Pradhan celebrated Nuakhai at Maa Samaleswari Temple. Majhi arrived in Sambalpur on a two-day visit and offered prayers to the presiding deity. His wife also joined him in the celebration at the temple. Among others, Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari, Rural Development Minister Rabi Narayan Naik, Sambalpur MLA Jayanarayan Mishra, IG Police, Collector, and a few other officials were present.