EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 396 CUTTACK, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2019/FALGUNA 9, 1940
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS’ EMPOWERMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 25th February, 2019
No.4247–AP-I-11/2019/A&FE.— The State Cabinet in their 69th meeting held on
22nd February, 2019 have approved the proposal for Farmers’ Welfare – Implementation
of the KALIA scheme. The State Cabinet in their 65th meeting held on 21st December,
2018 and 67th meeting held on 29th January, 2019 have already approved the proposal
for Package for Farmers’ Welfare – Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income
Augmentation (KALIA) to further accelerate agricultural prosperity and reduce poverty in
the State.
IEC activities
under KALIA
scheme
Krushak
Sampark
Abhiyan
(KSA)
is
being
conducted to create awareness among the farmers & their
families about the benefits available under various
schemes & programmes of State Government & to
increase awareness about KALIA scheme so that
coverage & production in both the agriculture season can
increase with the help of the assistance of KALIA scheme.
Odisha
State
Agricultural
Marketing
Board
(OSAMB) has been designated as the State Nodal Agency
(SNA) to prepare the campaign i.e. Krushak Sampark
Abhiyan (KSA) to facilitate convergence of services being
provided by the various Departments for Farmer’s Welfare
& Empowerment.
OSAM
Board
has
taken
a
series
of
IEC
interventions such as State & Regional conventions of
Farmers, printing and distribution of IEC materials, outdoor
advertising, provisioning of logistics, advertisement on All
India Radio, FM and TV channels.
