Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday disbursed over Rs 838 crore to 41.68 lakh farmers, marking the fourth instalment of the CM Kisan Yojana.
Accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo, who is also in charge of the Agriculture and Farmer Empowerment Department, CM Majhi distributed the funds during the state-level Krushak Divas 2026 event held at the Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) in Cuttack.
The state observes Krushak Divas on ‘Akshaya Tritiya,’ an agrarian festival celebrated across Odisha.
Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that each beneficiary of CM-Kisan – comprised largely of small and marginal farmers—received Rs 2,000 to assist with expenses for the upcoming Kharif crop season.
Of the 4,168,582 total beneficiaries, he specified that 41,049 are landless, 3,292 are tribal farmers, and the remaining 4,124,241 are classified as small and marginal farmers.
“The financial assistance given under the CM-Kisan today will help small and marginal farmers to procure seeds and fertilisers,” the chief minister said.
Under the CM Kisan Yojana, eligible farmers throughout Odisha receive Rs 4,000 annually, divided into two instalments – one during Akshaya Tritiya and the second during Nuakhai.
“The farmers in Odisha get Rs 10,000 financial assistance per annum — Rs 4,000 under CM Kisan and Rs 6,000 under PM-Kisan,” Majhi said.
To mark the auspicious start of the paddy sowing season on Akshaya Tritiya, both CM Majhi and Deputy CM Deo performed the symbolic ‘Akhi Muthi Anukula’ ritual, which involves sowing the first paddy seeds.
In a social media post, Majhi said, “Our government remains steadfastly committed to the holistic prosperity of the state’s ‘annadata’ (food providers) and to energising the agricultural economy. We are today initiating the direct transfer of financial assistance amounts under the CM-Kisan scheme for Kharif-2026.”
The chief minister ascertained that the growth rate in the agriculture sector in Odisha has reached 5.3 per cent, much higher than the national average of 4.4 per cent.
ଆଜି ପବିତ୍ର ଅକ୍ଷୟ ତୃତୀୟା ତଥା କୃଷକ ଦିବସ। ଏହି ପବିତ୍ର ତିଥିରେ କଟକ ବିଦ୍ୟାଧରପୁର ସ୍ଥିତ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରୀୟ ଧାନ ଗବେଷଣା କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପରିସରରେ ଆୟୋଜିତ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମରେ ଯୋଗଦେଇ ପୂଜାର୍ଚ୍ଚନା କରିବା ସହ ଶୁଭ ଅକ୍ଷିମୁଠି ଅନୁକୂଳ କରିବାର ସୌଭାଗ୍ୟ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୋଇଛି।
ଆମ କୃଷି ସଂସ୍କୃତିର ପ୍ରତୀକ ଏହି ମହାନ ପର୍ବ କୃଷକମାନଙ୍କ ଜୀବନରେ ନୂତନ… pic.twitter.com/Of3ydvKqOf— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) April 20, 2026
“This indicates that our agriculture policies have yielded good results,” Majhi said, adding that Odisha was the second-largest rice producing state in the country.
“Today, at the Central Rice Research Institute located in Vidyadharpur, Cuttack, on the occasion of the sacred Akshaya Tritiya as well as the State-level Farmers’ Day-2026, the Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi was present and transferred the installment of assistance under the CM Kisan Scheme to farmers through DBT. In the program, along with the Hon’ble Members of Parliament from Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur, all the MLAs of Cuttack district also participated and encouraged the farmers,” the Deputy CM said in a post shared from his X account.
ଆଜି କଟକ ବିଦ୍ୟାଧରପୁର ସ୍ଥିତ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରୀୟ ଧାନ ଗବେଷଣା ଅନୁଷ୍ଠାନ ଠାରେ କୃଷି ଓ କୃଷକ ସଶକ୍ତିକରଣ ବିଭାଗ ଦ୍ଵାରା ଆୟୋଜିତ ପବିତ୍ର ଅକ୍ଷୟ ତୃତୀୟା ଅବସର ରେ ରାଜ୍ୟସ୍ତରୀୟ କୃଷକ ଦିବସ ୨୦୨୫ ରେ ମାନ୍ୟବର ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀଯୁକ୍ତ ମୋହନ ଚରଣ ମାଝୀ ମହୋଦୟ ଙ୍କ ସହ ଅଖି ମୁଠି ଅନୁକୂଳ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମ ରେ ଯୋଗ ଦେଇଥିଲି।
ଏଥିରେ ଆମ ସହ… pic.twitter.com/s9zhaVdoZn— Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo (Modiji Ka Parivar) (@KVSinghDeo1) April 20, 2026
Akshaya Tritiya holds profound cultural significance, as it traditionally marks the commencement of the paddy cultivation season.
During the ‘Akhi Muthi’ ritual, farmers offer prayers and symbolically sow a fistful (muthi) of specially selected rice seeds, seeking divine blessings for a bountiful harvest.
