The opposition BJP and Congress on Saturday came down heavily on the State Government in the Assembly for launching the KALIA scheme without proper identification of beneficiaries and adequate budget provision only to influence the farmers who constitute a large chunk of voters.
The issue cropped up during discussion on the admissibility of an adjournment motion notice brought by the opposition members.
The government was on the back foot and Agriculture Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo could not reply to several questions raised by the Opposition on the selection of beneficiaries, budget provision for the scheme and identification of the beneficiaries.