Govt considering subsidy for agri labour: CM
Chief minister
Pramod Sawant
on Friday said that state govt, under its agriculture policy, is considering providing a subsidy to engage labour to cultivate fields in the state.
Sawant noted that some people in Goa cultivate their fields manually, and govt — under the Amrit Kaal Agriculture Policy — will consider offering the labour subsidy to help them.
Saligao MLA Kedar Naik said that harvesting machines are charged on a per-hour basis in his constituency, and it requires at least one and a half hours to complete work in a field. Farmers have to pay an additional amount for the machines, he said.
Naik said that in some areas of Saligao, machines cannot be used, and manual cultivation is necessary.
As for harvesting machines, Naik demanded that govt increase the subsidy to cover usage for one and a half hours.
Agriculture minister Ravi Naik said that he will increase the subsidy for longer machine use. He said state govt will provide a subsidy to grow mancurad trees in the state. 'We provide Rs 600 to dig a pit to plant one of these mango trees,' he said.
Sawant said that Goans do not grow mancurad mangoes and should start doing so to increase mango production in the state. He said that the mancurad mangoes we eat today are from the trees planted by our ancestors.
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'Young people should take up agriculture in the state,' he said.
Sawant said that a Rs 2 lakh per hectare subsidy is provided to mancurad mango growers in rocky areas. 'We are in the final stages of getting the GI tag for the mancurad mango,' he said.
The chief minister said govt policy is clear about saving land for agriculture. Benaulim MLA Venzy Viegas said that rice cultivation has not increased in the state.
Viegas said, 'Providing a Rs 2 per kg subsidy is not a practical solution.'
Sawant said that govt provides subsidies for plantation, harvesting, and irrigation and has decided to set up a rice mill in the state so that farmers do not have to travel to other states. 'We provide the additional Rs 2 per kg support price on top of the state govt subsidy,' the chief minister said.
Mandrem MLA Jit Arolkar said that when he sells coconuts for Rs 30 per piece, the department provides a subsidy of Rs 15. He asked if the subsidy would be increased. The agriculture minister said he will consider doing so.
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