Bihar Krishi Radio Empowers Farmers with Information on Government Schemes and Modern Agriculture

Information related to various schemes of the department is being made available to the general public through the Cooperative Department Bihar Krishi Radio. Every Wednesday from 02:00 to 03:00 pm, information related to any one scheme related to the department is being provided on 'Bihar Krishi Radio'. Information related to procurement on the first Wednesday of every month, information related to PACS computerization on the second Wednesday, information related to Bihar State Crop Assistance Scheme on the third Wednesday, information related to Chief Minister Harit Krishi Plant Scheme on the fourth Wednesday and information related to Bihar State Vegetable Processing and Marketing Scheme on the fifth Wednesday is being provided.

Today, dated 27-02-2025, on the fourth Wednesday, detailed information was provided on 'Bihar Krishi Radio' by Joint Registrar Cooperative Department, Mr. Nisar Ahmed regarding the pre-determined subject Chief Minister Harit Krishi Plant Scheme.

In today's program, the Joint Registrar Cooperation Committee told that the Chief Minister Harit Krishi Plant Scheme is an ambitious scheme of the state government. The main objective of this scheme is to establish modern agricultural plant banks in the state's PACS through which small and marginal farmers can have access to modern agricultural equipment and quantitative and qualitative intervention in the state's agriculture is possible and farmers' income can increase.

Under this scheme, the state government has provided funds at the rate of Rs. 15-00 lakh per PACS (50% loan and 50% subsidy) to the selected PACS. So far, 2976 PACS of the state have been selected to establish agricultural plant banks.

Under this scheme, local farmers are booking modern agricultural equipment available in the agricultural plant bank established in PACS at a rental rate lower than the market price through mobile app, online as well as offline. The PACS management has full responsibility for the safe maintenance and proper use of agricultural equipment.

Bihar Krishi Radio is a digital service launched by the Agriculture Department of the Government of Bihar, which aims to provide quick and agricultural information to farmers. Through this platform, farmers can get timely information about farming, weather information and details of government schemes and technical advice.

For the convenience of farmers, the content of Bihar Krishi Radio is available in live streaming as well as podcast form, which farmers can watch and listen to at any time and from anywhere. This service is accessible to smart-phone users through the 'Bihar Krishi Radio' app, which can be downloaded from Google Play Store.

Apart from this, farmers who do not have smart phones can also avail this service on the official websites of the department and the popular platform Radio Garden.

The broadcast program of Bihar Krishi Radio is scheduled from 10:00 am to 4:15 pm, in which information is provided on various agricultural topics. Agricultural folk songs and entertainment programmes are broadcast from 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm.

The main objective of this initiative is to empower the farmers of the state with modern technology and information so that they can improve their agricultural productivity and get maximum benefit of government schemes