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According to UP Gopalak Yojana, unemployed youth of the state will get loan facility of up to Rs 9 lakh to open a dairy farm. The benefit of this government scheme will be available to those people who have at least 5 milch animals. A unique scheme has been started by the Uttar Pradesh government for unemployed youth, so that the youth of the state can get employment opportunities. Also, he should be able to make positive improvements in his financial condition. Let us tell you that Yogi government has started Gopalak Yojana for the people of the state. Under this scheme, the youth of the state can open their own dairy farms. For this work, the state government will provide loan facility up to Rs 9 lakh to the youth. But, this scheme of the government is not for all the youth.

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Under the Gopalak Yojana of Uttar Pradesh Government, only those youth of the state who have at least 5 or more animals will be able to apply. Let us further give you information about this scheme of the government in this article. So that the youth can apply easily.

Only milk producing animals will be included in the Gopalak scheme.

Cow-Buffalo means milch animals have been included in Gopalak Yojana. If you are a cattle rearer and also have a cattle shed, then also you can avail the benefit of loan from this scheme. But, keep in mind that the annual income of the applicant should not exceed Rs 1 lakh.

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Eligibility to avail benefits of Gopalak Yojana

Only the youth of the state will get the benefit of this scheme, that is, it is mandatory for the cattle rearer to be a permanent resident of UP. 

To avail the benefit of this scheme, the cattle owner must have at least 5 animals. 

The annual income of the applicant should be less than Rs 1 lakh.

 The applicant should also have an animal which has been purchased from the animal fair.

To increase vegetable production and to help farmers in Bihar, the state government is running the Vegetable Development Scheme. According to this scheme, the government is providing a 75% subsidy on the purchase of the seeds. In Bihar, farmers have started sowing vegetables with Rabi crops to promote vegetable production. The government is also supporting them so that the income of farmers can increase along with the production capacity. Along with this, the government is providing grants to encourage vegetable production. Also, a plan is being prepared to encourage more farmers to produce seeds under the Vegetable Development Scheme. 

Bihar government has started the Vegetable Development Scheme, under which grants will be provided for the cultivation of various vegetables. Under this scheme, farmers will get grants for the distribution of seeds of high-value vegetables. The government is also providing subsidies for the cultivation of cucumber, brinjal, and other vegetables without seeds. The online application process for this has also started. Interested farmers have the opportunity to apply so that they can take advantage of this scheme.

The government is providing up to 75% subsidy on seeds.

The Bihar government has decided to provide funds to the farmers on the seeds of improved varieties of vegetables, in which a 75 percent subsidy is included in the unit cost of high-value cucumbers and brinjals. Under the Vegetable Development Scheme, farmers will be provided funds up to the prescribed limit in one sub-component. Funds will be provided for purchases of vegetables worth Rs 1,000 to Rs 10,000. Farmers will also be provided funds for vegetable farming seeds ranging from 0.25 acres to 2.5 acres.

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The application has to be made through online mode.

Horticulture Officer Suraj Pandey says that to avail of the benefits of the Vegetable Development Scheme, farmers will have to apply online. He informed me that this process has now been started. He has said that for the farmers who want to take advantage of the scheme, it is necessary for them to already have a 13-digit DBT number. Let us tell you that those farmers who do not have this number, can get this number by registering on the official website dbtagriculture.bihar.gov.in. After getting the registration number, farmers can apply online by visiting the link of horticulture.bihar.gov.in website.

In Bihar, the luck of the farmers will be decided through a lottery. Under the Agricultural Machinery scheme, farmers would have to pass through the process of lottery to buy agricultural machinery. Due to the large population of applying candidates for this scheme, it has been decided. To provide machinery to thousands of farmers, the government is circulating the Agricultural Machinery scheme, in which Machinery is being provided to farmers on the basis of a grant. Last day to apply for these schemes has finished. However, thousands of farmers have already applied to get the benefits of this scheme. Looking at the high population of farmers applying for the scheme, the state government has decided to release the permit on the basis of a lottery. The Agricultural Director has also released a letter for this. According to the letter, the lottery process will take place between 27 to 30 november, through which a permit will be released.

Letter of Acceptance will be provided to selected farmers only 

According to media news, district level agricultural mechanisation fair is expected to happen in the first week of December and second week of January. In this situation, applications received will be checked before the fair. Along with this, for the accepted applications, those farmers will be able to take part in the lottery process. After which the selected farmers will be issued an acceptance letter. According to the directions of the Agricultural Director, in the guidance of the District agricultural officer, applicants will be chosen according to aim by an online lottery through the login id of the Deputy Director. This whole process will take place in the presence of the DM or any recognised official preferred at his level. During this, all the BAOs, regional representatives and progressive farmers will also be present. 

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Farmer -producer organisation is a type of producer organisation in which farmers are members of this organisation. The task of the farmer producer organisation is to improve the income of small and marginal farmers. These organisations help in increasing market connectivity for farmers' economic reforms. Farmer producer organisations are an organisation formed by producers that include non -agricultural products, artisan products and all products related to agriculture. This organisation also provides marketing, processing and technical assistance to small farmers.

By identifying the problem of small and marginal farmers, the FPO is also being actively encouraged by the government. So that the link to the market of small and middle farmers can be increased and the income of farmers can be increased.

When did the farmer producer organisation come into force?

The farmer producer organisation was launched on 29–02-2020 by the Honourable Prime Minister in UP Chitrakoot. The government formed a formation of 10000 farmer producer organisations under this scheme. The main objective of this organisation is to increase income for producers through its own organisation. This organisation has eliminated a series of middlemen from agricultural marketing. Because middlemen act illegally in agricultural marketing work. Due to which small and medium farmers get only a small portion of the price.

Features of Farmer Producer Organization (FPO)

1. Farmer producer organisation is a voluntary organisation controlled by farmers. Members of this organisation actively participate in the formation of policies made for this organisation. The membership of the farmer producer organisation can be obtained without any religion, gender, caste, social discrimination. But the person who wants to become a member of this organisation should be ready to take all the responsibilities related to this organisation.

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2. The director of the farmer producer organisation, gives education and training to all the farmer members of this organisation, so that they too can contribute to the development of the farmers producer organisation. This organisation has seen very good results in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

3. Farmers producer organisations are formed on the basis of CBBOs ie cluster based business organisations. In this, agencies are applied at the state level. Initial training is provided by CBBOs while hand holding training is provided by farmer producer organisations.

Benefits of Farmer Producer Organization

1. Conversation with corporates

The farmer producer organisation provides farmers an opportunity to compete with big corporations. It also inspires all farmers to talk in a group. It provides permission to assist small farmers in both output and input markets.

2. Social Impact

Social capital will be developed by the farmer producer organisation. This organisation will reduce social conflicts, as well as reduce nutrition values in the community. Women farmers will also be able to make decisions by the farmer producer organisation, their decision capacity will also increase. This organisation will also help reduce gender discrimination.

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3. Average holding size challenge solution

In this, farmers can also be motivated for collective farming. This will increase productivity and will also help in employment creation. The share of small and marginal farmers in the agricultural sector has increased from 70% in 1980 -1981 to 86% in 2016 -17. And not only this, in 1970 -71, the size of the holdings has come down from 2.3 hectares to 1.08 hectares in 2016-17.

4. Aggregation

Good quality equipment is provided to farmers at a very low cost by the farmer producer organisation. In low -cost devices such as procurement of machinery, loans for crop and pesticides and fertilisers. Direct marketing after purchasing all of them. The farmer producer organization serves to be able to save farmers, enable them to transport, transaction costs and quality maintenance.