UDAIPUR: Chief minister Vasundhara Raje urged farmers to take up agri-tourism which she claimed is already a booming industry in Maharashtra.
"Tourists are captivated by rural India and love to experience the village life. If you can provide them simple and hygienic staying facilities and home-made food, they will not only pay you money but happily indulge in farming activities like sowing, reaping and even milking the cows," Raje asserted. She said that tourists coming to Ranthambore love to spend time working in jungles like reaping grass. They are willing to learn farm and animal rearing activities which can provide additional income to the farmers in remote areas.
Raje was speaking at the inaugural session of Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM) in Udaipur. GRAM is being jointly organised by the Government of Rajasthan and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI). Raje remotely inaugurated 'GRAM Exhibition' and Custom Hiring Centres (CHC). She also inaugurated various projects worth Rs 453 crore for agriculture and other departments across the state. Pointing out the achievements of her government in the past 3.5 years, Raje said 55,000 crore rupees of interest free loans have been given to farmers, which is the highest in the country till now. State government plans to take this figure to Rs 75,000 crore in the next 1.5 years. Raje said that the interest rate of land development banks and co-operative banks is also continuously reducing and will soon be as low as 5.5%. Farmers who take these loans will also get an insurance cover of Rs 6 lakh under cooperative sector Bima Yojna.
"Tourists are captivated by rural India and love to experience the village life. If you can provide them simple and hygienic staying facilities and home-made food, they will not only pay you money but happily indulge in farming activities like sowing, reaping and even milking the cows," Raje asserted. She said that tourists coming to Ranthambore love to spend time working in jungles like reaping grass. They are willing to learn farm and animal rearing activities which can provide additional income to the farmers in remote areas.
Raje was speaking at the inaugural session of Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM) in Udaipur. GRAM is being jointly organised by the Government of Rajasthan and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI). Raje remotely inaugurated 'GRAM Exhibition' and Custom Hiring Centres (CHC). She also inaugurated various projects worth Rs 453 crore for agriculture and other departments across the state. Pointing out the achievements of her government in the past 3.5 years, Raje said 55,000 crore rupees of interest free loans have been given to farmers, which is the highest in the country till now. State government plans to take this figure to Rs 75,000 crore in the next 1.5 years. Raje said that the interest rate of land development banks and co-operative banks is also continuously reducing and will soon be as low as 5.5%. Farmers who take these loans will also get an insurance cover of Rs 6 lakh under cooperative sector Bima Yojna.
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