State Bureau, Ranchi. Jharkhand Millets Mission will now be known as Jharkhand Madua Kranti. This has been announced by State Agriculture Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey. The above decision has been taken considering the inclination and acceptance of the farmers towards the production of Madua in the village. A program to transfer incentive amount to the beneficiaries under Jharkhand Millets Mission was organized in the auditorium of Animal Husbandry Directorate.
The Minister transferred the incentive amount of Rs 15 crore 63 lakh 24 thousand 900 online through DBT to the bank accounts of 32 thousand 911 farmers of the state. In the year 2024-25, 18 thousand farmers got the benefit of incentive amount on the cultivation of coarse grains.
Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey has set the next target for Agriculture Department officials to give incentive amount to 60 thousand farmers for the cultivation of coarse grains. Earlier Madua was cultivated in 20 thousand hectares. Now it has increased to beyond one lakh hectares. There is more profit in Madua cultivation as compared to other crops.
Madua Procurement Center will open in these three districts like Paddy Procurement Center
Agriculture Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey has said that like the Paddy Procurement Centre, Madua Procurement Center is also being opened. The department has identified Gumla, Simdega and Khunti districts for this in the first phase. Madua will be procured from farmers through 17 LAMP-PACK centers in these districts. The rate of Madua will be decided as per the market rate.
Madua's product will reach hospitals, schools and Anganwadis
Agriculture Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey has said that the objective of the department is not only to increase the production of Madua and to provide incentive money to the farmers, but the department also aims to prepare Madua products by setting up processing units in these areas. Madua products will be prepared as per the demand of the people in the market. There is a plan to deliver this product to hospitals, schools, Anganwadi centres. The objective of the department is to provide nutritious food of coarse grains to the children from the beginning. At one time, coarse grains were considered the food of the poor, but now it has become a favorite food on the plate of every class.
Action will be taken against officials for giving wrong data
Agriculture Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey advised the officers of the Agriculture Department working in the field to work honestly. He has said that a complaint of giving wrong data has reached him, which is being investigated. If incorrect data is confirmed during the investigation, action will definitely be taken against the concerned officer and employee.
On this occasion, Kishore Kumar Manjhi of Dumka and Vinod Kumar Munda of Budhmu shared the benefits of Madua cultivation among the farmers. Farmers including Agriculture Director Bhor Singh Yadav, Joint Director Vikas Kumar, Horticulture Department Joint Director Shashi Bhushan Aggarwal, departmental officers were present in the program.