Adokgre, Nov 15: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday urged the farmers to register for Focus plus by December 4, so that they can avail its benefit.
Focus plus is an extension of Meghalaya’s biggest farmer welfare programme, wherein registered individual farmers receive Rs. 5000 cash benefit from the government.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Adokgre C&RD Block on Tuesday, the Chief Minister said the Government launched the Focus plus to celebrate the success of Focus scheme, which has benefited 4.5 lakh farmers, who had formed farmers collective under the banner of Producers Group.
He also distributed Focus plus card at Adokgre and told the gathering that cash benefit transfer for the beneficiaries will be done in two installments – Rs. 1000 during registration and Rs. 4000 as second instalment.
In the New Adokgre C&RD Block 2387 individual producers received funds totaling ₹23.87 Lakhs under FOCUS+ scheme, an extension of Meghalaya biggest welfare scheme for farmers ‘FOCUS’@nstomar @AgriGoI pic.twitter.com/BOPjc1oqhp
— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) November 15, 2022
The Chief Minister informed that the Government will be hosting a mega event to formally distribute the second instalment, wherein lakhs of farmers will receive the cash benefit from the government.
