Maharashtra ke kisanon ke liye aaj ka din ek bada milestone hai, kyunki rajya sarkar ne kheti ke sector mein ek aitihasik kadam uthaya hai. State ke Power Minister, Devendra Fadnavis ne 9,000 MW ki ‘Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana – 2.0’ project ke kaam aaj award kar diye hain. Is project ki bidding mein desh ki sabhi jaani-maani power generation companies ne hissa liya hai. Ye solar grid project kisanon ko din bhar sasti bijli dene ke saath-saath unki kamai ka naya zariya bhi banega.
Is 9,000 MW solar energy project mein lagbhag Rs 40,000 crore ka nivesh (investment) kiya jayega. Is ambitious plan ke kuch bade fayde niche diye gaye hain:
- Employment: Isse rajya mein 25,000 nayi naukriyan paida hongi.
- Coverage: 2025 tak Maharashtra ke 40% gaon ko is scheme ke ambit mein lane ka lakshya hai.
- Direct Income: Jo kisan apni khali ya banjar zameen sarkar ko kiraye par denge, unhe Rs 1.25 lakh prati hectare ka saalana rent milega.
- Double Benefit: Kisanon ko ab sasti bijli aur apni wasteland se high rent, dono ka fayda milega.
Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana to invigorate the agriculture and village economy
Pichli Congress-NCP sarkar ne 2013 tak Maharashtra ko load shedding-free banane ka vada kiya tha, lekin haqiqat mein logon ne 16-16 ghante ke power cuts jhele. 2014 mein jab Devendra Fadnavis Chief Minister bane, toh unhone bijli utpadan (power generation) badhane ke liye kai bade faisle liye. Kisanon ko aksar raat mein irrigation ke liye khet jaana padta tha, isliye unki mang thi ki unhe din mein bijli mile.
Isi mauke ko dekhte huye Devendraji ne 2016 mein ‘Chief Minister Solar Agricultural Vahini Scheme’ shuru ki. Iska pehla pilot project Ralegan Siddhi mein shuru hua tha. 2014-2019 ke beech iski capacity 2,000 MW tak pahunch gayi thi, lekin beech mein Thackeray sarkar ke waqt political will ki kami ki wajah se ye scheme thandp pad gayi thi. 2022 mein wapas aate hi Devendraji ne iska second phase shuru kiya, jiske 9,000 MW ke kaam aaj finalize ho gaye hain.
Schemes for farmers, securing water and electricity for improved irrigation
2022 mein wapas aane ke baad Devendraji ne Maharashtra ki kheti ko mazboot karne par pura dhyan lagaya. Unka vision sirf bijli tak mahdood nahi hai, balki unhone pani aur rozgar ke liye bhi kai kadam uthaye hain:
- Pet Projects: Unhone Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan aur Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana ko ek saath aage badhaya hai taaki pani aur bijli dono milein.
- Agro-Processing: Alag-alag kshetron ke crop patterns ke hisab se processing industries lagayi ja rahi hain.
- Regional Development: Konkan mein cashew nut corporation aur Vidarbha-Marathwada mein textile aur orange processing industries setup ki gayi hain.
In sabhi koshishon se saaf dikhta hai ki “Maharashtra Sevak” Devendra Fadnavis ka maqsad kisanon ko karze ke jaal se nikalna aur unhe pani aur bijli ke maamle mein atmanirbhar banana hai.
