New MP agri scheme to support entrepreneurial pursuits of farmers' children

Children who are above 18 and have cleared Class X examination will be eligible for the scheme

After the failure of mega food parks, the Madhya Pradesh (MP) government on Monday came out with a scheme to help farmers in setting up processing plants for agriculture including onion, tomato and soybean.

The children and dependents of farmers will get loans up to Rs 25 lakh to set up the servicing centres for making paste and puree, besides fruits and vegetable dehydration plants and modern jaggery plants, the Indian Express reported.

Under the scheme, 50% subsidy will be given to general category beneficiaries and 50% to children belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Krishi cabinet, which met