Hand Book for Gaon Burahs and Panchayati Raj Leader

44Under Tractor subsidy also, PRIs may identify needy and deservingfarmers to ensure implementation of the programme successfully.More and more needy farmers are also needs to be identified by thePRIs to avail the opportunities of “Kisan Credit Cards” through concernedBanks for taking up potential commercial crops by local farmers/ unemployedyouths to boost up their economic condition.Apart from above, PRIs may also identify suitable deserving small andmarginal farmers having basic knowledge on various medicinal plants so thatthey can be provided with minimum facilities to take up cultivation of medicinalplants on selective basis.Adoption of double cropping by all section of farmers is to be mademandatory which is possible through GBs/ PRIs only.Further the PRIs may also like to see that judicious use of plantprotection chemicals by farmers are made to avoid misuse of insecticides forfishing etc. which are detrimental to health.All are also well aware that every year, exposure visit of selectedfarmers to state level Kisan Melas/ Kisan Gosthis are made wherein fullexpenditure on TPT/ Fooding/ Lodging of farmers are provided. Hence thePRIs may select suitable farmers for active participation so that actualpurpose of holding such Mega Kisan Melas is ensured.Further a number of market sheds have been constructed underA.P.M.C. in various locations however proper utilization of the same aresometimes not made. Hence it would be better if the PRI bodies takesinitiative to mobilize the local farmers community to come forward to makebest use of the newly created Market sheds, for disposal of their harvestedproduces on weekly basis or as per their convenience so that properutilization of the infrastructure facilities could be ensured for which it wasactually meant for.Under Agril. Marketing Programme, provision for Transport subsidy formarketing of Agril. Produces outside the district also exists to facilitate localfarmers for easy marketing. So the PRI bodies may also mobilize localfarmers to avail such TPT. Subsidy from the Depts.In the present system of Agriculture use of Organic Manures,Vermiculture are very much essential for getting higher crop yield. Hence thePRI bodies may also mobilize local farmers to popularize utilization of variousforms of Organic Manures in regular basis.Apart from above, it is also to be informed here that since hire charges oftractors as revised by the Government are considerably high as compared toprivate tractors, all our Agril. tractors stationed at various ADO Circles are notunder regular utilization since farmers mostly prefer use of private tractors