6. Mukhyamantri Kisaan Evam Khetihar Majdoor Jeevan Suraksha Yojna:-
✓With a view to provide Insurance cover to the Farmers and Agricultural Labourers in the event of sustaining injury or death due to operation of farm machinery, the State Government has launched a Scheme called; 'Mukhyamantri Kisaan evam Khetihar Mazdoor Jeevan Surakhsha' in 2015-16.
✓In case of the death and permanent disability, a compensation of 1.5 Lakh and in case of partial disabilities, compensation up to 50,000 will be provided to the affected.
✓The state government has launched this came in 2015-16.
7. Lift Irrigation and Borewell Scheme
✓In most parts of the State, water has to be lifted for irrigation purpose.
✓As an incentive to the farmers, Government has decided to grant 50 per cent subsidy for construction of Lift Irrigation Schemes and installation of Bore-Wells by individual or group of farmers for irrigation purposes.
✓Under this scheme, financial assistance is available for construction of Low & medium lift irrigation systems, Shallow wells, Shallow Bore Wells, Water Storage tanks of different capacities, Pumping machinery and Water Conveyance Pipes to individual farmers or a group of farmers.
8.Agricultural Marketing:-
✓This is controlled in the State through H.P. Agricultural and Horticultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2005.
✓Under this Act, H.P. State Agricultural Marketing Board has been set-up.
✓At present, 10 market committees are functioning.
✓49 markets have been made functional. Market information is being disseminated through different media i.e. AIR Doordarshan, print media and through internet to farmers.
✓The work of development of marketing infrastructure is done out of the funds of APMCS.
✓Information on daily market rates is also disseminated through AIR/ DD.
✓Market rates of 39 commodities are also disseminated through agmarknet.nic.in.
✓The APMC act has been repeated as per the model act and provision has been made for private markets, single point market fee, contract farming etc.
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