Farmers' registration for Haryana CM award opens

Chandigarh, December 26

Farmers of Haryana can get themselves registered from December 27, 2021 to January 15, 2022 at website www.agriharyana.gov.in for awards under ‘Mukhyamantri Pragatishil Kisan Samman Yojana’.

The state government has launched the yojana to motivate, identify and honour progressive farmers and to encourage other farmers to adopt best farming practices across the state.

An official spokesperson today said that farmers selected under this scheme would get cash prizes for their excellent work in agriculture and allied fields, including more production in agricultural crops and adopting other practices like water-saving, crop-residue management, organic farming, integrated farming systems, sustainable agriculture etc.

He said that the farmer getting the first prize at the state level would be awarded a cash amount of Rs 5 lakh. Similarly, two second prizes of Rs 3 lakh and five third prizes of Rs 1 lakh each would be given to progressive farmers. In addition, four prizes of Rs 50,000 each would be awarded at the district level. — TNS