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Despite less rains, maximum kharif crop production last year

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that the state had maximum agricultural production during the kharif season of 2017-18, despite 30 per cent less rainfall, due to effective water conservation schemes of the state government.

Fadnavis said that farm production during last year was “historically positive” and was similar to the record one in 2012-13 that was aided by the state receiving 110 per cent of its average rainfall.

“Last year, there was 30 per cent less rain but we had maximum production like in 2012-13. This is because of effective water conservation schemes like Jalyukt Shivar which helped to improve soil moisture and also provide irrigation,” Fadnavis said.

“We have seen historically positive agriculture growth rate with our all round efforts. In spite of 30 per cent less rainfall last year, we could manage well due to our efforts for sustainable irrigation and an investment-based approach,” he added.

He said that the meteorological department had predicted a satisfactory monsoon this year with a forecast of 92-110 per cent of the average rainfall.

“This year too, the IMD (India Meteorological Department) has predicted a satisfactory monsoon. The forecast is that there will be 92 to 110 per cent rains. Farmers will benefit,” Fadnavis said.

Fadnavis said that for the next month and a half, more concentration was needed on credit supply as well as on implementing the state government’s farm loan waiver scheme.

“Collectors should plan and monitor this. Another area of monitoring is crop insurance so as to avoid any last moment rush,” Fadnavis.

Fadnavis was speaking while chairing a review meeting of the Kharif season this year.

The meeting was attended by cabinet ministers, secretaries of departments, Vice-Chancellors of various agriculture universities, collectors, CEOs of Zilla Parishads among others.

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R Senapati to head Odisha’s 5th State Finance Commission

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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has formed the fifth State Finance Commission headed by retired IAS officer and former State Election Commissioner Rabinarayan Senapati as its chairman, a notification today said.

The commission will identify assignment of taxes to be levied by urban local bodies (ULBs) and Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and recommend what percentage of the states own taxes are to be shared with these institutions.

According to the notification, the commission will also recommend the ways and means for devolution of resources from the state level to ULBs and PRIs for five years and suggest measures to empower these institutions.

The recommendations of the fifth State Finance Commission should be valid for five years commencing from April 1, 2020.

It will have five members including former professor and head of the commerce department of Utkal University Samson Maharana, retired OAS officer and former Director, Municipal Administration, Sanjib Kumar Mishra and Dr. Asit Mohanty, professor of Xavier Institute of Management.

Secretary of the Panchayati Raj D K Singh will act as the associated member of the commission.

While the first State Finance Commission was headed by Justice S K Mohanty, former MP Trilochan Kanungo was the chairman of the second Finance Commission. Noted economist Sudhakar Panda and retired IAS officer Chinmay Basu were the chairmen of the third and fourth Finance Commission, respectively.

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