Yeddyurappa’s budget had encouraging news for several sections of the population — farmers, high school students, officials, researchers, patients, alike.
The decision to send 1000 farmers abroad on a study tour will expose them to different types of farming methods. Further a provision of Rs 750 crores as a support price for farm produce is good news. Yeddi has given a fillip to ornamental fishery and has given an impetus to the establishment of goshalas for the protection of milch cattle. Extending free power to farmers with upto 10 HP pumpsets, introducing e-tendering to bring in transparency, allotting Rs 2 crore for reviving the river Arkavathy and establishing 500 foot bridges in the Malnad to bring connectivity to remote villages, are all heartening to note.
CM also deserves to be congratulated for providing free health insurance to poor families. Another noteworthy point, is the support given to the development of sandalwood cultivation, green villages and medicinal plants
Re: Any good scheme from BJP is bad for media
by Chaman Bahar on Apr 29, 2009 07:56 AM Permalink
Those 1000 farmers will have to shell out through their noses to get to go abroad. Most of them will be landlords who will cough up half the expenses through bribes. It will be used as another opportunity for the agri and land officers to get rich. When our farmers do not have means to get a square crop every year, what will they do by going abroad? Give them loans. Get broadband connectivity to every village so that thousands of farmers can see what is happening abroad through teleconferencing sessions.
