Key information:
- Launched on: the fiscal year 2018-19
- Launched by: The State Government of Odisha
- Benefits: Free Smartphone
- Beneficiary: small and marginal women farmers
- Target: To double the farmer's income by 2022
Objective:
- To work for the Women Empowerment
- To help the Farmers in the State
- To give free smartphones to boost agricultural production.
Introduction:
- This Scheme is targeting the Small, Marginal Women Farmers.
- Through this scheme, the Odisha State Government is hoping to work for the Women Empowerment.
- And the Government of Odisha State clearly stated that through this Scheme, they are going to provide the Smartphones for the Women Farmers totally free of cost.
Key facts:
- With the help of Smartphones, women farmers are able to access the Market to know about the Prices, Weather reports.
- They are also able to learn new Agricultural Techniques and farming Products.
- To avail benefit of this scheme, Women Farmers have to make Online Registration During the Kharif Season.
- In the Pilot Phase of this Scheme, the state government of Odisha is assuming to cover at least 70% Women Farmers in the State.
- In the existing free smartphone schemes in Odisha, only the male farmers were qualified to avail the benefits. Now the female farmers will also get these Android-based mobile phones with 4G Internet Connectivity.
- To facilitate women farmers, to get tips from the agricultural department
- Women farmers can use these smartphones to assure better productivity and good quality products depending on the nature of the soil and climatic conditions.
- Women farmers can access up-to-date market-related information by gathering information on current prices of agricultural commodities in different markets.
- All the weather based information will remain visible on their smartphones and alerts facility will also be provided timely.
- Women farmers can also get information on various Odisha Government Schemes which are currently running for the benefit of farmers.
