Koppal Farmers’ Training cum Common Facility Centre Opened by FM
Why in the news
The Union Finance Minister opened a Karnataka centre offering training, processing and storage to farmers.
Key facts
- Funding: partly MPLAD funds, partly NABARD.
- PM-KISAN: ₹6,000 a year in three instalments by DBT to 43 lakh farmers in Karnataka.
- Other schemes cited: PM FME for small food processors; Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana.
GST reforms
- Farm equipment, tractors, solar power and machinery cut to 5%.
- Lower GST on bio-pesticides, micronutrients and bio-fertilisers.
Significance
- Boosts agripreneurship, value addition and storage; helps formalise micro food processing units.
Exam angle
- Location: Methagal, Koppal.
- Certifier: FSSAI.
- Supporter: NABARD.