Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra is going on in full swing with massive public participation in the state of Andhra Pradesh. So far, nearly 50 lakh people have participated in the Yatra and around 70,000 beneficiaries have shared their success stories. Apart from disseminating information on various central government schemes, the Government machinery is also creating awareness to farmers on modern farming techniques and agricultural practices during the yatra.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Akashvani Correspondent reports that huge response is being received for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra from farming fraternity across the state of Andhra Pradesh. Farmers in the state are being benefitted by various Central Government schemes. As part of the Yatra, Government officials are reaching out to the farmers and explaining about the various schemes extended to them by the Central Government. As a result, more than 54,000 new beneficiaries have been enrolled for PM Kisan Saman Nidhi Scheme and around 17000 New Kisan Credit Cards were distributed. Awareness programs are being organised to the farmers on Modern Farming Techniques and as part of this, around 10000 drone demonstrations and Soil Health Card demonstrations have been made in the state. With the motive to encourage the farmers towards natural farming, more than 10,000 interaction programmes with the farmers practicing natural farming across the state have been conducted.</span><br />
News On AIR | January 24, 2024 1:03 PM
Nearly 50 lakh people participated so far in Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra in Andhra Pradesh