New Delhi, Dec. 14 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has announced a major decision to digitise the entire agricultural framework related to farming and farmers in the national capital. Under the Centre's Special Assistance to the States for Capital Investment (SASCI) scheme, a digital identity of farmers and a geo-mapped record of agricultural land will be created in Delhi, making the state eligible for incentive-based financial assistance from the Central Government.
The Chief Minister said the assistance will not be released as a one-time grant but will be linked to the achievement of defined targets. She stated that the initiative will ensure accurate land records and remove discrepancies in schemes related to crop insurance, compens...