Tag: Kalia Scheme

Bhubaneswar: Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari Friday presented the first Special Supplementary Statement of Expenditure for 2019-20 in the Assembly for recoupment of advance from the Odisha Contingency Fund (OCF). The minister said the special supplementary budget is required as advance of Rs 1443.1244 crore sanctioned from the OCF at the end of 2018-19, remained un-recouped […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Ruling Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD) campaign for the recent Lok Sabha and state assembly elections revolved around the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme of its government. Hailed by economists and planning experts it was supposed to be the panacea for the all problems being faced by the […]

Bhubaneswar: Over 51 lakh farmers have received financial assistance under the Kushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme of the Odisha government, a Minister said on Wednesday. Replying to an unstarred question of BJP legislator Mohan Charan Majhi, Agriculture Minister Arun Sahoo told the Assembly that 36.34 lakh small and marginal farmers and […]

 Bhubaneswar: Opposition parties today targeted the Odisha government over the KALIA scheme alleging that it was rolled out only to gain political mileage ahead of elections. Questions including how beneficiaries were chosen, source of funds and how sharecroppers are being benefitted were raised during a discussion on an adjournment motion in the Odisha Assembly today. […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to maintain transparency in implementation of the KALIA scheme, the Odisha government has now geared up to drop ineligible beneficiaries. Already the names and list of 51 lakh farmers, who have received benefits under the scheme, have been uploaded on the website. Agriculture Secretary, Saurabh Garg today informed that out of […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: State government’s much talked about KALIA Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation) scheme for farmers finds itself in the midst of another controversy with agriculture department initiating the process of vetting beneficiaries after a large number of them have already received the money in their bank accounts. It has asked […]

Bhubaneswar: In an effort to ensure that KALIA scheme benefits are only availed by the eligible beneficiaries, the Odisha government has put up posters urging ineligible beneficiaries to return the money that they have received. The posters put up by the government displays an account number where the ineligible beneficiaries have been asked to refund […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today launched a scathing attack on the Odisha government by stating that the ruling-BJD has denied the people of their health service rights by not implementing the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat Yojana in the State. Speaking at a presser here on Sunday, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan […]

Bhubaneswar: While Odisha government has expedited the process of verification and scrutiny of beneficiaries under the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme, State agriculture minister Arun Sahoo today said that as many as 2.66 lakh ineligible beneficiaries have been identified so far. While around 51 lakh farmers received financial assistance under the […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing verification and scrutiny of beneficiaries under the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme, State agriculture minister Arun Sahoo recently said that of the 36.88 lakh beneficiaries of KALIA verified so far, as many as 2.66 lakh were found to be ineligible. This means Odisha government has provided farm […]

Bhubaneswar: If it can be termed so, it could be a very costly oversight, as 3 lakh ineligible beneficiaries have been identified in the KALIA scheme and Odisha government has already disbursed a whopping Rs 150 crore to them under the scheme. In Bhadrak’s Basudevpur block, out of 28,714 farmers who received cash assistance under […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Tuesday admitted that it distributed an assistance of about Rs 170.50 crore to 3.41 lakh ineligible beneficiaries under the KALIA (Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation) scheme. Surprisingly, 20,000 government employees and pensioners availed financial assistance under the KALIA scheme. Agriculture Minsiter Arun Sahoo informed that financial assistance was provided […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha government admitted that 3.41 lakh ineligible beneficiaries, including government employees, pensioners and minors, have received money under the KALIA (Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation) scheme, the ruling-BJD spokesperson Pratap Deb today come up with his own calculations in a bid to clarify that not all the 3.41 lakh […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Fake beneficiaries have pocketed more than Rs.170 crore disbursed under the KALIA ( Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation ) scheme, an initiative being widely hailed as the panacea for the problems afflicting the state’s farming community. This revelation has thickened the controversy surrounding this financial assistance programme that covers […]

Bhubaneswar: Boasting that 99 per cent of the 51.05 lakh KALIA (Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation) scheme beneficiaries are eligible, Odisha government today rubbished the reports that it has distributed an assistance of about Rs 170.50 crore to 3.41 lakh ineligible beneficiaries under the scheme. Earlier, State Agriculture Minister Arun Sahoo had informed […]