About this app

1. What is KALIA Scheme?
KALIA scheme is a package for farmer’s welfare. KALIA stands for “Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation”. This scheme has been launched by Odisha Government to accelerate Agricultural Prosperity and reduce poverty in the State.

2. Who is eligible to get benefit under KALIA Scheme?
Small and marginal farmers, landless Agricultural household, vulnerable Agricultural household, landless Agricultural labourers and sharecroppers (Actual cultivators) all growth are eligible under different components of scheme. Total of 50 lakh families will be covered under the scheme

3. Who is a small and marginal farmer?
A small farmer is cultivator who owns 1 hectare (2.5 acres) to 2 hectares (5 acres) of Agricultural land. A marginal farmer is a farmer who owns less than 1 hectare of Agricultural land.

4. What are the benefits available to cultivators for cultivation under KALIA scheme?
Financial assistance of Rs.25,000/- per farm family over five seasons will be provided to small and marginal farmers so that farmers can purchase inputs like seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and use assistance towards labour and other investments. This scheme is implemented from current Rabi Season 2018-19 onwards.

5. Is there any benefit for landless agricultural household?
Yes, Financial Assistance of Rs.12500/-will be provided to each landless Agricultural Household for Agricultural allied activities like for small goat rearing unit, mini-layer unit, duckery units, fishery kits for fisherman, mushroom cultivation and bee-keeping, etc. This will particularly benefit to SC & ST population of our State.

6. Is there any scope for financial assistance to vulnerable agricultural household?
Yes, the vulnerable cultivators/landless agricultural laborers will get financial assistance of Rs. 10,000/- per family per year to enable them to take care of their sustenance. The vulnerable cultivator/landless Agricultural Laborers who are in old age, having disability/ disease and are vulnerable for any other reason

7. Is there any life insurance support to cultivators and landless agricultural laborers?
Yes,

Life insurance cover of Rs. 2.00 lakh at a very nominal premium of Rs.330/- will be provided to all savings bank account holder of age between 18-50 years. Government of Odisha will bear farmers’ share of annual premium of Rs.165/-.
Personal accident cover of Rs.2.00 lakh at a very nominal annual premium of Rs.12/- for all savings bank account holder aged between 18-50 years. Out of Rs.12/- towards premium, Rs.6/- is the farmers’ share, which will be borne by the Govt. of Odisha.
In respect of the above beneficiary whose age is between 51-70 years, the entire amount of Rs.12/- towards annual premium will be borne by Govt. of Odisha.
8. Is there any provision for providing interest free crop loan to farmers under KALIA scheme?
Yes, Crop loan up to Rs.50,000/- will be provided at 0% interest from the Khariff Season of the year 2019.

9. Who is eligible to get the benefits under KALIA Scheme?
Small and Marginal Farmers are eligible to get benefit under support to cultivators for cultivation.
10. What is a Farm Family?
A farm family constitutes a farmer and his/her spouse along with their dependent children.

11. Whether an employee of the Government/PSU is eligible to get the benefit under the scheme?
An employee of the Government/PSU is excluded to get the benefit under the scheme.

12. Is an income tax payee farmer or his/her spouse is eligible to get benefit under the scheme?
These categories of farmers are excluded.

16. Whether a small/marginal farmer during cultivation in Rabi-2018-19 is eligible to get the benefit under this scheme.
Yes, He/She will be eligible and get the benefit in January 2019 onwards

17. How the benefit under support to cultivation for cultivation will be released?
The amount will be transferred online directly to the account of the family of the farmer.

New features

Bug fixes
KALIA Yojana new list 2019(small,marginal & landless)

App Permissions

Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows applications to open network sockets.