TN govt announces spl package for paddy growers, international exposure visit for farmers

Chennai: Tamil Nadu government will implement a special package to increase the paddy area and food grain production during Kar, Kuruvai and Sornavari seasons, in 29 non-Cauvery Delta districts at an outlay of Rs 102 crore, state Agriculture Minister M R K Panneerslvam informed the Assembly on Saturday.

The package includes a subsidy for machine planting and quality certified seeds to



farmers. A similar package will be provided to farmers in the Delta districts to increase the area and food grain production during Kuruvai and a sum of Rs 58 crore will be allocated for the purpose, he said.

Paddy is cultivated on an area of 18 lakh acres in the Cauvery delta districts and 34 lakh acres in non-delta districts in the state.