The scheme has been started on the initiative of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel
This unique scheme of the country
will increase the income of farmers through commercial plantation
Soil conservation will be accompanied by environmental protection
Wood based industries will get a boost
Raipur, 04 April 2023
On the initiative of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, the ‘Mukhya Mantri Vriksha Sampada Yojana’, started in Chhattisgarh with the aim of increasing the income of farmers and improving the environment, has been appreciated by the ‘Rally for Rivers’ campaign. ‘Rally for Rivers’ campaign launched by Sadhguru Shri Jaggi Vasudev of Isha Foundation to generate public awareness about the plight of the country’s rivers and to get people’s support to change the policies of the government with the aim of conserving rivers Is.
The ‘Rally for Rivers’ campaign has congratulated and congratulated the Chhattisgarh government for starting the ‘Mukhyamantri Vriksha Sampada Yojana’. ‘Rally for Rivers’ tweeted that congratulations to the Government of Chhattisgarh and the farmers of Chhattisgarh for this wonderful initiative and major policy decision of commercial tree plantation on a large scale to increase the income of farmers. Tree-based agriculture protects the soil.
‘Rally for Rivers’ has also tagged an advertisement based on the scheme released by the Government of Chhattisgarh on the occasion of the launch of Mukhyamantri Vriksh Sampada Yojana with its tweet.
Significantly, the ‘Mukhya Mantri Vriksh Sampada Yojana’ launched in Chhattisgarh is the first major campaign at the national level to promote commercial tree plantation on a large scale. Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel launched this scheme on March 21 on the occasion of World Forestry Day. Under this scheme, Chhattisgarh has a target of planting 15 crore trees of identified species in one lakh 80 thousand acres of private land in five years.
So far, 23 thousand 600 farmers of the state have registered for commercial plantation on 36 thousand 230 acres of land. Through this scheme, farmers are expected to earn an income of Rs 15 to 50 thousand per acre annually. Apart from this, farmers will also get income through carbon credits. In this scheme, there is a provision to give 100 percent subsidy to the beneficiaries who do commercial plantation in five acres and 50 percent subsidy to the beneficiaries who do plantation of more than five acres.
For the first time in the ‘Mukhyamantri Vriksha Sampada Yojana’, a guarantee has been given for the purchase of trees of identified species at the minimum support price.
Farmers, interested land owners, government, semi-government and autonomous institutions, private educational institutions, private trusts, panchayats and land contract holders can take advantage of the Mukhyamantri Vriksha Sampada Yojana. Under the scheme in Chhattisgarh, 12 types of trees will be planted this year. In these, plants of Clonal Eucalyptus, Rootshoot Teak, Tissue Culture, Sandalwood, Melia Dubia, Normal Bamboo, Tissue Culture Bamboo, Rakta Chandan, Amla, Khamar, Shisham and Mahaneem etc. will be planted. Apart from being economically beneficial for the beneficiaries, this scheme will also prove to be important from the point of view of environmental protection and soil health. This scheme will also give a boost to wood based industries.
