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Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani announces ‘Horticulture Development Mission’
Jan. 20, 2021

In Gujarat, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced the ‘Horticulture Development Mission’ (Bagayat Vikas Mission). Addressing the press conference in Gandhinagar this evening, Mr. Rupani said that the aim of this mission is to double the income of farmers involved in medicinal and horticulture farming. He said that under this mission, the waste land of the government will be given on 30-year lease for farming of horticulture and medicinal crops.

As per an estimate, the government has about 50,000 non-cultivated land waste lands. The government intends to convert this land into cultivation. A list of land blocks for land allotment in transparent manner will be released on I-Khedut portal. The government will also offer priority assistance to lease owners for drip-sprinkler fountains.

Source: AIR