Target of cultivation of oilseeds in 10 lakh hectares every year.
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National Edible Oil Mission started, 600 clusters will be formed in 347 districts, improved seeds will be given to farmers for free.
State Bureau, Naiduniya, Bhopal: The government will end dependence on other countries to meet the requirement of edible oil in the country. The Central Government has created the National Edible Oil Mission for this. Under this, improved seeds will be given to 347 oilseed seed producing districts of 21 states of the country including Madhya Pradesh.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research will prepare this seed and then certified seeds will be made available to the farmers free of cost. For this, 600 clusters will be formed across the country. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan gave this information in a discussion with the media here.
edible oil mission
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj said that the program of advanced seed production will be run at a cost of Rs 10 thousand 103 crore. Presently we have to depend on imports for the edible oil requirement of the country. To end this and become self-reliant, National Edible Oil Mission has been created. This includes those districts where oilseeds are produced.
Free seeds will be given to farmers by forming 600 clusters. Information about new technology will be given by providing training. Also whatever is produced will be purchased 100 percent. Every year, farming will be done in one million hectare area. In seven years, 70 lakh hectare area will be taken under this scheme. To meet the shortage of improved seeds, 65 new seed centers will be created. 50 seed storage units will also be built to keep the seeds safe.
Many steps taken in the interest of farmers
Minister Shivraj said that Modi government has taken many steps in the interest of farmers in the last 120 days. Now 27 percent import duty will have to be paid on the oil imported into the country. It was just zero. With the arrival of palm oil and other oils, the prices of other produce including soybean had reduced significantly. Due to imposition of import duty, the average price of soybean has increased by Rs 500 per quintal and this trend is continuing.
It has also been decided to buy soybean at minimum support price so that the prices can be given properly. Similarly, minimum export duty was imposed on the export of Basmati rice, which has been abolished. The price of Basmati will increase with increase in exports. Similarly, due to removal of ban on export of non-Basmati rice, farmers will get good price for paddy. Onion export duty has also been reduced from 40 percent to 20 percent. Farmers will directly benefit from this.
