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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Naveen Patnaik gifts mobile phones to 5,000 farmers

Naveen Patnaik gifts mobile phones to 5,000 farmers

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published Published on Jun 19, 2013   modified Modified on Jun 19, 2013
-The Times of India


BHUBANESWAR: Chief minister NaveenPatnaik on Tuesday distributed 5,000 mobile phones to farmers saying that the instrument would help them plan farming, track market price of various agricultural produce and weather.

Officials said IIT-Kanpur had provided the multi-application technological support using which farmers can get the required information through voice call and SMS in local language. "Information will be obtained free and the recurring mobile call expenses, whatever, would be borne by the government for which arrangements are being made with BSNL, the service provider," said a senior government official. Each farmer will have to fill up a form to register with the regulated market committees stating the kind of information required. There are 66 regulated market committees (RMCs) in the state.

The government has planned to distribute 20,000 mobile phones in the first phase, each priced about Rs 1,000. The government has sanctioned Rs two crore for the project, described as 'digital bazar'.

"It is going to immensely benefit the farmers. They can be in touch with different mandis and know the prevailing rates of their produce," agriculture minister Debi Prasad Mishra said, adding such facility introduced in Haryana proved to be a boon for the farmers there.


The Times of India, 19 June, 2013, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Naveen-Patnaik-gifts-mobile-phones-to-5000-farmers/articleshow/20655610.cms


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