About CDP-SURAKSHA:
- SURAKSHA: System for Unified Resource Allocation, Knowledge, and Secure Horticulture Assistance.
- Objective: to promote the growth of the horticulture sector by facilitating instant subsidy disbursal to farmers bank accounts using e-RUPI vouchers.
- The previous system required farmers to buy planting material on their own and then apply for the release of subsidies.
- CDP-SURAKSHA offers subsidies at the moment of purchase.
- By mandating farmers to use geotagged images and videos to confirm the delivery of planting material, the method assures accountability and transparency.
About CDP:
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Why in news?
- Under the Cluster Development Programme (CDP), the Indian government has launched a new platform called CDP-SURAKSHA for providing horticultural farmers with subsidies.