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As Kalia scheme bleeds treasury Odisha converges it with PM-Kisan scheme
- The Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha has decided to converge its farmer assistance project Kalia with PM-Kisan scheme to minimize the impact on the state’s fiscal health.
- The opposition parties said the scheme was only meant to win the Assembly polls in April this year.
- The Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme is “gaining wide adaptability day by day among the farming community, the scheme will be extended till the PM-Kisan scheme continues”.
- The operational guidelines of both the schemes were examined and it was decided that all the eligible farmers will get assistance from PM-Kisan in 2019-20.
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