Bargarh: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will disburse the second phase of financial assistance to over 14 lakh small and marginal farmers at the farmers’ meeting in Odisha’s Bargarh district on Thursday.
The money will be credited into the bank account of these farmers through direct benefit transfer mode. During the visit, the Chief Minister will also inaugurate and lay foundation stones of a slew of projects.
The state government had disbursed money to 12.45 lakh farmers in the first phase while another three lakh landless farmers were provided financial assistance at a farmers’ meeting in Kendrapara on February 15.
