Question: Give me details about Krushak Assistance For Livelihood And Income Augmentation.

Answer: **Benefits:** for landless agriculture household?Yes, Financial Assistance of Rs.12500/-will be provided to each landless Agricultural
Household for Agricultural allied activities like for small goat rearing unit, mini-layer unit, duckery units, fishery kits for fisherman,
mushroom cultivation and bee-keeping, etc. This will particularly benefit to SC & ST population of our State. Is there any scope for
financial assistance to Vulnerable agricultural household?Yes, the vulnerable cultivators/landless agricultural laborers will get financial
assistance of Rs. 10,000/- per family per year to enable them to take care of their sustenance. The vulnerable cultivator/landless
Agricultural Laborers who are in old age, having disability/ disease and are vulnerable for any other reason Is there any life insurance
support for cultivators and landless agricultural laborers?Yes, Life insurance cover of Rs. 2.00 lakh at a very nominal premium of
Rs.330/- will be provided to all savings bank account holder of age between 18-50 years. Government of Odisha will bear farmersâ€™
share of annual premium of Rs.165/-. Personal accident cover of Rs.2.00 lakh at a very nominal annual premium of Rs.12/- for all
savings bank account holder aged between 18-50 years. Out of Rs.12/- towards premium, Rs.6/- is the farmersâ€™ share, which will be
borne by the Govt. of Odisha. In respect of the above beneficiary whose age is between 51-70 years, the entire amount of Rs.12/- towards
annual premium will be borne by Govt. of Odisha.Is there any provision for providing interest free crop loan for farmers?Yes, Crop loan
up to Rs.50,000/- will be provided at 0% interest from the Khariff Season of the year 2019. Who is eligible to get benefits under KALIA
scheme?Small and Marginal Farmers are eligible to get benefit under support to cultivators for cultivation. Land less agricultural
households are eligible to get livelihood support under the scheme. Vulnerable agricultural household covering vulnerable cultivators/
landless agricultural labourers are eligible to get financial assistance under the KALIA scheme. Vulnerable cultivators/ landless
agricultural labourers include old age, disability, disease or any other reason. Out of the above three components viz., support to
cultivators for cultivation, livelihood support for landless agricultural household and financial assistance to vulnerable agricultural
household, one beneficiary will avail only one benefit as per the eligibility. Life Insurance Support to cultivators and Landless
agricultural labourers as well as the interest free crop loan component are meant for all category of beneficiary under KALIA
scheme.Sources And ReferencesOdisha Government WebsiteGuidelines PDFOkWas this helpful?News and UpdatesNo new news and
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RequiredFrequently Asked QuestionsFinancing agriculture and insuring the cultivators is essential to eradicate poverty and to boost
shared prosperity of the state. Through the implementation of Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation - KALIA
Scheme , the State Government aims to lend farmers with an all inclusive and flexible support system, ensuring accelerated agricultural
prosperity. At the heart of a progressive scheme like KALIA lies the motivation to empower the farmers of the state with finance options
that will enable the growth and development of agriculture in Odisha. Enhancement of the accessibility to suitable financial services will
further ensure agricultural productivity and increase income among farmers , particularly the small and marginal land
holders.ï»¿Amounting to over 10,000 crore the scheme has been tailored to relieve the debt ridden farmers from the debt trap, keeping a
pragmatic vision to directly attack poverty by providing financial assistance to the vulnerable agriculture households, landless labourers
as well as marginal cultivators of the state. Proposed by the Government of Odisha , KALIA scheme brings under its umbrella 92% of
cultivators of the state and almost all needy landless cultivators , who can avail the benefits of this scheme through Direct Benefit
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