Gujarat Cabinet takes major decisions on fodder distribution/cultivation

Gandhinagar, 22 August 2012

The cabinet meeting of Gujarat government chaired by Chief Minister Narendra Modi today reviewed the decisions on fodder availability in scarcity-hit areas of the state taken by a committee of senior ministers led by Finance Minister Vajubhai Vala.

-Daily Rs 25 assistance per cattle to be provided to cattle camps set up by panjrapols, gaushalas and various trusts that are approved by Mamlatdar.

-Presently 11 lakh Kg fodder is distributed at subsidized rate of Rs 2 per Kg through 91 fodder depots in water scarcity-hit talukas.

-To make availability of fodder smoother in villages, the state administration has been directed to set up fodder depots in radius of 15 kg of village cluster.

-Another stock of around five crore Kg fodder is being purchased from open market through tender process. This stock too will be distributed at a rate of Rs 2 per Kg.

The state government has also declared incentives for fodder cultivation.

-Farmers to be given free seeds and chemical fertilizer kit for fodder cultivation in upto two acre land. Same incentive applies for institutions for upto 10 acre cultivation. The state government has approved Rs 75 crore for this cause.

-Rs 5,000 assistance for fodder cultivation per hectare.

-Per hectare Rs 20,000 aid with Rs 1,00,000 ceiling to gram panchayats for removal of ganda baval in five hectare area in gram panchayat gauchar.

-Free water supply for fodder cultivation for one year from Narmada canal to the Trusts and NGOs on upto 25 acre land and individual farmers on upto 2-2.5 acre land located on both sides of the canal owned by Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam.

-Farmer’s contribution abolished in 2322 bore-wells of Jalsampati Vikas Nigam.

-The state government to provide drip irrigation facility to farmers completely free for fodder cultivation/

-Approval has been given to Khetivadi Utpanna Bajar Samitis to give away donations upto Rs 50 lakh from its market fund with approval of Taluka Samiti formed for this purpose.