<span style="color: #222222;">The Government of Odisha will issue identification cards to about 76 lakh farmers in the state. This would enable them to avail various government benefits through these cards. <br />''<br />''Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a series of online services of the department of agriculture and farmers empowerment  in the capital Bhubaneswar yesterday. <br />''<br />''He said the identity cards will be issued after the completion of the screening of the database within a hundred days. He said that agriculture has emerged as a big hope for the economy during the covid-19 pandemic.</span><br />