Haryana agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister Om Prakash Dhankar has launched ‘krishi kiosk’ at Panchkula.
The kiosk will give the farmers information about government schemes and also help them file claims under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’.
The kiosk comes under the state government’s ‘Digital Kisan Suvidha’ plan which aims to bring services for farmers online.
The minister also flagged off ‘Suchana Rath’ facility through which farmers will be encouraged to not burn crop residue and instead sow it in the fields through using a scientific method.
The minister also released book titled ‘Agri Scope’.