A unit of electricity, which costs Rs 8 per unit in Gujarat, is being given at 60 paise to farmers in the state for agricultural purposes, said agriculture minister Raghavji Patel while addressing an event at Ahwa where Dangs was declared the first district to give up chemical fertilisers and pesticides in farming.
“The farmers in the district are using fewer quantities of chemical fertilisers and pesticides. But to ensure that the district is completely free of chemicals, the government is giving each farmer Rs 10,000 per hectare ( up to a maximum of two hectares) to offset any production loss that the farmer might suffer during the year.
