₹243.52 crore interim crop insurance relief released to 2.9 lakh farmers in Kalaburagi

Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Priyank Kharge said the State authorities would marque each effort to guarantee that the projected Millet Hub is established successful Kalaburagi district, provided the Agriculture Department submits a elaborate task study (DPR) on with a blueprint astatine the earliest.

The constitution of a Millet Hub was announced successful the 2026-27 State Budget, but the determination has not yet been finalised arsenic respective districts person staked assertion for it, helium said.

The Minister was speaking aft inaugurating the district-level Millet Fair-2026 successful Kalaburagi metropolis connected Saturday. The lawsuit was organised jointly by the territory administration, zilla panchayat, and the Agriculture Department for releasing interim harvest security compensation to 2.90 lakh farmers done Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

Mr. Kharge said the projected Millet Hub aims to beforehand millets by creating a dedicated centre for cultivation merchandise promotion, research, processing, and distribution. He added that conscionable arsenic “Kalaburagi rotti” has earned a marque identity, a integer selling level would besides beryllium created for millets to alteration farmers to link straight with consumers.

To heighten farmers’ income, Custom Hiring Service Centres person been opened crossed the district, enabling farmers to rent 9 types of cultivation machinery astatine subsidised rates nether a task costing ₹4.45 crore, helium said. Additionally, 4 drone-based spraying centres person been established astatine a outgo of ₹1.97 crore.

A acold retention installation is being constructed astatine Chittapur astatine a outgo of ₹10 crore, and a akin installation volition besides beryllium acceptable up successful Kalaburagi metropolis for the retention of vegetables and tomatoes, helium added.

Seven h2o attraction units are besides being acceptable up successful the territory astatine a outgo of ₹7.58 crore. “Through these initiatives, the authorities aims to alteration Kalaburagi territory into an agriculture hub,” Mr. Kharge said.

₹2,590 crore alleviation successful 3 years

Mr. Kharge said that 3.01 lakh farmers from the territory person enrolled nether the harvest security strategy successful the existent year. He noted that dense rains past twelvemonth damaged crops crossed 3.24 lakh hectares, and ₹243.52 crore successful interim compensation was released done DBT connected Saturday to 2.90 lakh insured farmers.

Over the past 3 years, a full of ₹2,590 crore has been provided arsenic alleviation to 15.47 lakh farmers nether assorted schemes, including compensation for redgram harvest damaged owed to stem rot disease, harvest harm relief, and drought assistance, helium said.

Scientific survey helped unafraid higher compensation

B.R. Patil, MLAand vice-chairman of the Karnataka State Policy and Planning Commission, said the technological survey conducted jointly by the Agriculture and Revenue departments enabled farmers to person compensation amounting to ₹243 crore. He opined that the compensation magnitude whitethorn summation further aft harvest harvest-based assessments were completed.

M.Y. Patil, MLA, said agriculture continues to beryllium the superior assemblage providing employment to a bulk of people. “The country’s system and employment opportunities turn lone erstwhile farmers cultivate crops,” helium said.