Naya AI Tool Laya Chinta!
Sabse pehle baat karte hain yeh naye AI tool ki, jiska naam hai Bharat-VISTAAR. Government ne iske liye ₹150 crore alag se rakhe hain. Finance Minister ne kaha hai ki yeh tool kheti ki productivity badhayega aur farmers ko personalized tips dega. Par yahan kisanon, scientists aur NGOs ko thodi chinta ho rahi hai. Unhein darr hai ki kahin yeh platform private companies ko fayda pahunchane ke liye na istemaal ho jaaye, jo apne agrochemical aur seed products bechti hain, jisse asli kisanon ki zarooraton par dhyan nahi jayega.
Crop Insurance Par Cutting!
Ab aate hain sabse main point par - crop insurance. Overall agriculture budget ₹1.62 lakh crore tak pahunch gaya hai, lekin jo sabse important scheme hai, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), uski funding ghatakar ₹12,200 crore kar di gayi hai, jo pichle saal ₹12,267 crore thi. Yeh toh 8 saalon ka sabse kam budget hai! Aur yeh tab hai jab extreme weather se crop damage 400% tak badh gaya hai. Reports ke mutabik, pichle 9 mahine mein 9.47 million hectares se zyada crops damage hue hain. Yeh current budget pichle saal ke actual kharch ₹14,473 crore se bhi 15.7% kam hai.
Natural Farming Ke Liye Kam Paisa
Natural farming ko promote karne wale National Mission for Natural Farming (NMNF) ko ₹750 crore mile hain, jo sirf 3.4% ka izafa hai. Experts keh rahe hain ki chemical-free kheti ko desh bhar mein failane ke liye yeh amount kafi nahi hai. Agar aisa hi raha toh yeh mission bas dikhane ke liye reh jayega, asli transformation nahi hoga.
Band Ho Gaye Kuch Missions?
Aur jo pichle saal bade bade missions announce hue the, jaise cotton, pulses, vegetables, fruits aur hybrid seeds ke liye, un sabko is baar Budget mein zero funds mile hain. Jo pehle ₹500 crore se lekar ₹1,000 crore tak ki funding milne wali thi, ab unka koi pata nahi. Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA-Kisan Swaraj) jaise groups keh rahe hain ki yeh dikhata hai ki government in programs ko seriously implement nahi karna chahti.