: A total of Rs.81 crore has been sanctioned for a programme to improve rice productivity in the State during the current financial year under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).
The amount has been sanctioned to complement the subsidy under the Comprehensive Development of Rice programme and the Sustainable Development of Rice programme 2015-16, which is being allotted Rs.15,000 per hectare, said a posting on the Department of Agriculture website. An additional Rs.45,000 per hectare will be given away as input subsidy for a total area of 1,80,000 hectares during 2015-16 under the RKVY.
The top districts that will be covered under the programme are: Palakkad (72,000 hectares); Alappuzha (36,000 hectares); Kottayam (16,000 hectares); and Thrissur (19,000 hectares).