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Budget Cut Ka Asar: Demo Area Aur Support Agencies Par?
Asal mein, Odisha govt ne is program ke liye Rs 600 Crore se ghatakar Rs 415 Crore kar diya hai FY 2026-27 ke liye. Yeh lagbhag 31% ka reduction hai, matlab ₹185 Crore kam. Mazedaar baat yeh hai ki pichle saal fund utilization 93% tha, phir bhi budget cut kar diya. Ab iski wajah se millet lagane ke liye jo demo area tha, woh bhi 50,000 hectares kam ho jayega, jo pehle 150,000 tha ab 100,000 hectares hi hoga.
Kisaano Ka Dar Aur Tribal Area Ka Kya?
Yeh budget cut dekh kar civil society groups aur kisaan organizations kaafi chintit hain. Unka kehna hai ki isse chhote kisaano aur gareebon par sabse zyada asar padega, jo pehle dhan ugate the aur ab climate-resilient millets ki taraf aaye hain. Aur tension ki baat yeh hai ki 13 alag alag districts se support agencies ko bhi hata diya gaya hai. Iska matlab hai ki kisanon ko training, beej dene aur dusri madad kam milegi. Sabse bura impact tribal districts par padega, jahaan pehle DMF (District Mineral Foundation) se support milta tha, wahaan ab is saal koi funding nahi aayegi.
Non-Ragi Millets Aur Market Access Ka Issue
Tribal districts jaise Koraput, Kalahandi, aur Nuapada se FPO reps ne sawaal uthaya hai ki 'Jab ek scheme 93% use ho rahi hai, toh budget kyun kam kiya? Aur tribal districts ko funding kyun nahi?' Unhe yeh bhi chinta hai ki Ragi ke alawa jo dusre millets hain, jaise little millet, foxtail millet, aur sorghum, unke liye bhi bahut kam area (17,680 hectares) rakha gaya hai, jiska nutritional value bhi bahut hai.
Kisaano Ko Chahiye Support, Budget Cut Nahi!
Kisanon ka kehna hai ki unhein budget cut nahi, balki strategic support chahiye. Unhe market access aur procurement mein problem aati hai. Kai baar toh Minimum Support Price (MSP) se bhi kam daam par bechna padta hai, jaise ki Rs 7,000 MSP hone par Rs 3,200 milte hain. Woh chahte hain ki Shree Anna Abhiyan ka budget badhaya jaye, agencies ko support mile, tribal districts ko funding mile, alag alag millets ko cover kiya jaye aur ek reliable procurement system banaye.