Krishak Sahayata Aajeevika Yojana: Many beneficial schemes are being run by the central government for the farmers, from which they are getting benefits.
Under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme of the Centre, farmers are given financial assistance of Rs 6,000 every year.
On the same lines, many states have also operated similar schemes at their level, through which financial help is given to the farmers.
One such scheme is being run by the Odisha government, whose name is Krishak Sahayata Aajeevika and Income Augmentation Scheme.
This scheme is also known as Kalia Yojana. Under this, farmers are provided assistance of Rs 4,000 every year. Recently, on the festival of Akshaya Tritiya, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has transferred about Rs 804 crore to the accounts of 40 lakh farmers under this scheme.
What is Krishak Assistance Livelihood and Income Augmentation Scheme/KALIA Yojana
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Krishak Sahayata Aajeevika and Income Growth Scheme were launched in the year 2018 by the Odisha government with the aim of increasing the income of the farmers and helping them financially.
Its abbreviation is KALIA Yojana. Under this scheme, farmers are given an assistance amount of Rs. 2-2 thousand twice a year in every Kharif and Rabi season so that farmers can buy agricultural inputs like seeds, manure, fertilizers, etc. with this money.
The benefit of this scheme is being extended to 40 lakh farmers of the state. Under this scheme, different benefits are provided to the farmers who do not have agricultural land.
Which farmers will get the benefit of this scheme
Under the Krishak Sahayata Aajeevika and Income Augmentation Scheme i.e. Kalia Yojana, the farmers, harvesting laborers, and landless agricultural laborers are given the benefit of this scheme.
What assistance do the beneficiaries of the scheme get
As we told you above that Krishak Sahayata provides benefits in different schemes livelihood and income enhancement schemes i.e. Kalia Yojana. Under the Kalia Yojana, farmers are given the benefits of many schemes, which are as follows-
Comprehensive assistance for farming: Under this, financial assistance will be provided to the farmers. Under this, an assistance of Rs 25,000 per family will be given to small and marginal farmers in five sessions.
This assistance is given to farmers for the purchase of inputs like seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and for labor, and other investments.
Comprehensive assistance for livelihood: Under this, landless agricultural families will get financial assistance of Rs 1500 per family.
This assistance will be provided for agriculture allied activities such as small goat rearing units, mini-layer units, duckling units, fish kits for fishermen, mushroom cultivation and beekeeping, etc. The benefit of this scheme will be given especially to the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe farmers.
Assistance for weak agricultural households: Under this part of the KALIA scheme, financial assistance will be given to the weak cultivators / landless agricultural laborers who are not able to do farming due to old age, even if they have a disability/illness or other reasons.
One-time financial assistance of Rs.1,0 thousand will be given to every vulnerable farmer/landless agricultural labor to take care of their livelihood every year.
Insurance for Life Insurers and Landless Agricultural Laborers: Life insurance assistance has been provided to reduce the financial hardship and uncertainty that may occur after the death or disability of farmers and landless farmers and their family members.
The benefits of this insurance will be provided as follows. All savings account holders in the age group of 18 to 50 years have an annual life insurance policy of Rs 2 lakh.
The state government will pay Rs 175 crore for the farmers’ share of the annual premium. All savings account holders in the age group of 18 to 50 years have a personal accident insurance policy of Rs 2 lakh per annum.
The state government will pay Rs 12 per annum for farmers’ share of the premium of Rs 12 per annum. The state government will pay a total of Rs 12 per annum to the individual savings account holders between the age of 51 to 60 years for the above-mentioned personal accident insurance benefits.
The premium for the beneficiaries in the age group of 51 to 60 years under this scheme will be borne by the Odisha government.
Interest-free crop loan: In this part of the scheme, Gram Panchayats will provide loans to the weak landless laborers, farmers, sharecroppers, and agricultural families at zero percent interest i.e. he will not have to pay any interest on the loan taken by the farmer. He will have to return only the principal amount borrowed to the bank.
Eligibility and Conditions for Krishak Assistance Livelihood and Income Augmentation Scheme/KALIA Yojana
The farmers of the state who want to apply for this scheme must first know the eligibility and conditions of this scheme so that they can easily get the benefit of this scheme. Some eligibility and conditions have been prescribed for Kalia Yojana which is as follows-
The benefit of this scheme will be given to the small and marginal farmers of the state.
- The farmer applying in the scheme should be a native of Odisha state.
- The farmer applying for the scheme must have a working bank account.
- The person applying should come under the BPL category.
- They will not get the benefit of the scheme
- Every farmer who comes under tax payment structure cannot apply to this scheme.
If the farmer is working for the state government or central government or is associated with any PSU department then they will not be considered eligible for this scheme.
Documents required for applying to the scheme
Farmer’s Aid Farmers wishing to apply for Jivika and Income Growth Scheme i.e. KALIA Yojana will need some important documents which are as follows-
- Aadhar card of the farmer applying
- Proof of address of the farmer applying
- Bank account details of applicant farmer, copy of bank passbook for this
- Passport size photograph of the farmer applying
- The mobile number of the farmer applying is linked with Aadhaar.
How to apply to Krishak Assistance Livelihood and Income Augmentation Scheme / Kalia Yojana
The farmers of the state who want to do Krishak Assistance in Aajeevika and Income Augmentation Scheme ie Kalia Yojana will have to apply online in the following way. The process of application is as follows-
- First of all, you have to go to Krishak Sahayata Livelihood and Income Augmentation Scheme i.e. Kalia Yojana’s official website https://kalia.odisha.gov.in/index.html.
- Here on the homepage, click on the link for a new application.
- Then a new web page will be displayed there.
- Here you have to enter your Aadhar number. After that click on the show button to show the form.
- After this, the application form will appear on your screen.
- Fill out this application form correctly and completely. Enter all the asked information and details.
- After this attach all the documents with the application form.
- After that submit the form by clicking on the submit button.
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