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KALIA Scheme

Odisha govt transfers Rs 693.94 crore to bank accounts of 3.4 mn farmers

The Odisha Government transferred Rs 693.94 crore to the bank accounts of 3.4 million farmers under its flagship Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme

Updated On: 02 Apr 2021 | 8:22 AM IST

Odisha to tap 5T model for mineral resource mapping, extend KALIA scheme

State to also set World-class core sample laboratory and develop select rural habitats as smart villages akin to smart cities

Updated On: 14 Feb 2020 | 6:04 PM IST

Odisha cuts financial aid to farmers under Kalia to Rs 4,000 from Rs 10,000

The decision to reduce the Kalia assistance was taken after the Odisha government merged the Kalia scheme with the Centres Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi

Updated On: 07 Dec 2019 | 6:10 PM IST

Odisha's famed 'Kalia' scheme to be merged with Centre's PM-KISAN

According to the provisions of the 'Kalia' scheme, farmers, mostly small and marginal cultivators, are entitled to get Rs 10,000 in two instalments for two crops in a year

Updated On: 05 Dec 2019 | 11:35 PM IST

Why the Centre's PM-KISAN lags states in farmer cash transfer schemes

State schemes such as Telangana's Rythu Bandhu and Odisha's Kalia are working more efficiently than Centre's PM-KISAN

Updated On: 25 Sep 2019 | 6:32 PM IST

Budget: Odisha CM vexed at cut in outlay for MGNREGA, national highways

Says cutback in funds will adversely affect inter-state connectivity, hails enhanced allocation for rail projects

Updated On: 05 Jul 2019 | 7:50 PM IST

Odisha's Kalia scholarship scheme for farmers' to boost higher education

Children of farmers who have taken admission at Government Professional colleges on merit basis will be eligible for the scholarship scheme

Updated On: 04 Feb 2019 | 7:16 AM IST

KALIA scheme: Naveen govt credits Rs 622 crore in farmers accounts

The direct cash transfer was done under the scheme titled 'KALIA' or Krushak Assistance for Livelihoods & Income Augmentation (KALIA) hailed as the best conceived programme for agrarian distress

Updated On: 25 Jan 2019 | 9:15 PM IST