Haryana: Saini Issues Directions For Registration Of Farmers On Agristack Platform

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday directed all districts to complete the targeted registration of farmers on the AgriStack platform within the next three days, setting August 24 evening as the deadline.

He directed deputy commissioners to assign specific targets to officials and employees of the revenue and agriculture departments and ensure that the registration drive is completed on a war footing.

The AgriStack platform has been developed by the central government to enable farmers to access benefits under various central and state government schemes swiftly and effectively.

Farmers registered on the platform will be provided a unique Farmer ID, while their agricultural land parcels will be linked with digital records, according to an official statement.

The CM issued these directions while reviewing the progress of AgriStack, digital crop survey and auto-mutation at a meeting held here.

Saini said the central government has introduced AgriStack to ensure that benefits under various schemes reach farmers effectively.

Under the platform, every farmer is being provided a unique Farmer ID, while parcels of agricultural land belonging to the farmer are linked with digital land records.

The platform will maintain a digital record of which crop has been sown by a farmer in a particular field. It will also facilitate digital and geographical mapping of villages and agricultural land, he stated.

Saini said AgriStack will help deliver services under PM-KISAN, crop insurance, agricultural credit, MSP-based procurement, distribution of fertilisers and seeds, and other government schemes more effectively to eligible farmers.

He also directed all deputy commissioners to accord priority to completing the digital crop survey and auto-mutation work so that people do not have to make repeated rounds of government offices for their work and are able to avail themselves of the benefits of all government schemes.

Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue, Dr. Sumita Misra said officials of the revenue and agriculture departments should also make farmers aware that no farmer registered on the AgriStack platform will be deprived of benefits under any other scheme.

She said farmers who do not register on the AgriStack platform may face difficulties in accessing agriculture-related schemes of the central and state governments.