Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday launched the Kalaignarin All Village Integrated Agriculture Development Programme, to be implemented at a cost of ₹227 crore aimed at benefiting over nine lakh farming families in 1,997 village panchayats across the State.
The Programme would be implemented in all 12,525 village panchayats across the State during five years and would be jointly implemented by the Agriculture Department in close coordination with the Rural Development Department, Mr. Stalin said after inaugurating the scheme.
Under this scheme, coconut saplings, home farming saplings, horticultural saplings, sprays needed for farming, kit for vegetable garden would be distributed and a 100% subsidy would be provided to Adi Dravida farmers for sinking wells in dry lands, employ drip irrigation, to dig farm ponds, among others, an official release said.
