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

Keeping to his promise, the Naveen Patnaik government on Friday credited Rs 622.5 crore to the bank accounts of 1.24 million farmers. The direct cash transfer was done under the scheme titled 'KALIA' or Krushak Assistance for Livelihoods & Income Augmentation (KALIA) hailed by many as the best conceived programme for agrarian distress.

Each of the beneficiary accounts got Rs 5000 as mandated in the scheme. Patnaik announced the direct benefit transfer at a huge rally in Puri, attended by over 100,000 farmers across the state.

Patnaik, expressing gratitude to the farmers, said, “You raise crops and provide food to