Every farmer of West Bengal found a ray of hope the day the Krishak Bandhu Prakalpa Scheme was launched on 1-01-2019 by the Department of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal. Farmers across divides found solace and empowerment through the Scheme, which offered security and dignity to agriculture practitioners everywhere in the state. The Scheme had been rechristened as Kirshak Bandhu (Natun) in the recent past. The latest Scheme was launched by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal on 17-06-2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Krishak Bandhu Prakalpa Scheme is essentially a welfare program within West Bengal. There are several benefits of the Krishak Bandhu Prakalpa Scheme to both farmers and their respective families, such as direct and indirect benefits. The direct benefits as per the Scheme consist of provisions of monetary aid for cultivation purposes with a maximum amount of Rs. 10,000 per year and a minimum of Rs. 4000 per year, which is handed out in two instalments during the critical periods to farmers, i.e. Kharif and Rabi on an annual basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the circumstances of an untimely demise of a farmer between the ages of 18 and 60, the State Government offers a lump sum amount of Rs. 2 lakh under the Krishak Bandhu Prakalpa Scheme to his family in order to guarantee social security to the grieving family members. The farmers who have chosen to register under the Krishak Bandhu Prakalpa Scheme are given preference in the paddy procurement scheme as overseen by the Food and Supplies Department of the Government, as per the Annual Financial Statement presented in the State Legislative Assembly of Bengal in the year 2020-21 by Dr Amit Mitra, the State Finance Minister of West Bengal. The Hon’ble State Finance Minister has stated as per the official estimate of the Krishak Bandhu Prakalpa Scheme, nearly Rs. 89.08 Cr. has been given to the families of 4,454 deceased farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This blog will discuss the Krishak Bandhu Prakalpa Scheme (Scheme) and the concerted administrative efforts taken to ensure the implementation of the Krishak Bandhu Prakalpa Scheme has greatly contributed to the empowerment of the farmers of West Bengal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n