Odisha

Puri Women Interact With Modi After Launch Of PM-Kisan. Know What They Said

By
OB Bureau

Gorakhpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday here launched PM-Kisan, the assured annual income support scheme for the farmer, during which a women self-help group from Puri district of Odisha wished to see being re-elected as the Prime Minister.

Interacting with the PM over video conferencing from Bhubaneswar, Gouri Mohapatra, who runs the self-help group said, “We pray to Lord Jagannath that you return back to power”. About 242 women are engaged in this self-help group, focussing on farming activities and mushroom cultivation.

Odisha was among a handful of states selected to interact with the PM during the launch of the scheme.

Holding that the Centres welfare measures have proved beneficial for women and farmers in Odisha, Mohapatra hoped the farmer’s income would double following the lunch of the PM-Kisan scheme.

Modi also interacted with a women self-help group from West Bengal, asked them to put pressure on the Mamata Banerjee government to support the scheme and cooperate in its implementation in the State.

Odisha and West Bengal are key states for BJP in the coming elections. Both these states give 63 seats to the Lok Sabha. Winning a good number of seats in these two states in the polls could help BJP offset some of the expectant losses in the Hindi heartland states. Kerala and Karnataka were the other two states from where farmers interacted with Modi.

Launching the PM-Kisan scheme with direct transfer of Rs 2000 as the first instalment to the bank account of 1.01 crore farmers, PM cautioned those states who have not extended support to the initiative. “I would like to caution those states that should they indulge in pity politics, the farmers will destroy their designs,” the PM said. He was apparently indicating at non-BJP ruled states who are yet to send the list of beneficiaries under the scheme.

He also slammed the Congress for misleading the farming community through false promises and assurances. Stating that loan waiver was only hogwash, Modi said that out of the Rs six lakh crore loan of the farm sector, the Congress-led government had only waived off Rs 52000 crore.

The PM-Kisan scheme assures income support of Rs 6000 to farmers owning up to two hectares of land.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Bangladeshi Girl ‘Trafficking’ Case In Odisha: Couple Arrested For Forcing Her Into Prostitution

Cuttack: After rescuing a minor Bangladeshi girl, Madhupatna Police in Odisha’s Cuttack city have arrested…

November 25, 2024

2nd Maharashtra Tigress Zeenat Released Into Core Area Of Similipal In Odisha

Baripada: Ten days after being put in a soft enclosure inside Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR)…

November 25, 2024

Odisha GDP Suspends Jonk Police Station IIC For Dereliction Of Duty

Nuapada: Inspector In-Charge (IIC) of Jonk police station in Odisha’s Nuapada district, Gurudev Karmi, has…

November 25, 2024

IPL Auction: KKR Break Bank For Venkatesh On Lucrative Day For Indian Players; Check Top Buys

Mumbai: The first day of the IPL mega player auction at Jeddah threw up several…

November 24, 2024

Odisha Govt Hands Over Case Of Attack On Dharmasala MLA To Crime Branch

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has handed over the investigation into the attack on Dhramasala MLA…

November 24, 2024

Commissionerate Police Issues Traffic Advisory During Winter Session Of Odisha Assembly; Details Here

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate of Police on Sunday issued an advisory for movement of vehicular traffic…

November 24, 2024

Elon Musk Proposal: Fire US Federal Employees Who Want To Work From Home

New York: Now that President-elect Donald Trump has tasked Elon Musk with the responsibility of co-heading…

November 24, 2024

Odisha Govt Warns Of Stern Action For Renting Out Its Quarters

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has warned its employees of stern action for sub-letting their allotted…

November 24, 2024