India, April 30 -- On the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi released 1,025 crore under the CM-KISAN scheme, benefiting around 50 lakh farmers. The funds were directly credited to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.

For the first time, 25,000 farmers from urban areas have been included under the CM-KISAN scheme, marking a significant expansion in the government's outreach to cultivators.

The Chief Minister participated in the traditional 'Akhi Muthi Anukula' ritual, a ceremonial act of sowing seeds and ploughing land to mark the beginning of the agricultural season, held at the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) farm in Bhubaneswar. He walked barefoot into the field ...