Bhubaneshwar, Dec. 26 -- In a significant push for Odisha in its digital agriculture journey, the Centre has formally assessed and approved the state's proposals under the Special Central Assistance (SCA), source said on Friday.

The Centre has declared the state eligible for incentives for both components of AgriStack - a Digital Public Infrastructure initiative for Agriculture, with Rs 55.48 crore for achieving the first milestone of the Farmers' Registry and Rs 100 crore for successful implementation of the Digital Crop Survey.

The recognition reaffirms the state's strong compliance with national standards, timely achievement of coverage milestones, and effective execution at scale, reinforcing the State's leadership in adopting data-dr...