Q. Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana (RGKNY) is the initiative of which Indian state/UT?
Answer:
Chhattisgarh
Notes:
- Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana (RGKNY) is a flagship scheme of the state of Chhattisgarh.
- Under the RGKNY, the state government provides input assistance to farmers for crop production.
- If the crops sown during the ongoing kharif season get destroyed due to drought-like conditions, a financial assistance of Rs 9,000 per acre would be provided.
- Those farmers who have sown paddy, millet and pulse in the ongoing kharif season and if their crops get destroyed due to lack of rainfall.
- The assistance would be given per acre on the basis of survey, for assessment of damage, under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana (RGKNY).