Gandhinagar, Oct. 7 -- Gujarat's focus on digitising agriculture has emerged as a key driver of growth and transparency in the sector, as the state observes 'Vikas Saptah' to mark 24 years of governance under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Under Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, initiatives such as the Krushi Vaividhyakaran Scheme, Smartphone Subsidy Scheme, and Kisan Parivahan Yojana have been rolled out to modernise farming and make support systems more accessible to cultivators.

According to Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel, more than Rs.21,000 crore has been disbursed to farmers in Gujarat through 20 instalments under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme.

"Through this scheme, farmers in the state are receiving d...