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Meghalaya CM distributes Rs 5,000 to more than 53,000 farmers in state
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma distributed Rs 5,000 to more than 53,000 farmers of the state under the Focus+ scheme of the state government. FOCUS+ is a scheme devised by the Meghalaya government where farmers who are part of a group of producers will get Rs 5000 each. On Monday, farmers young and old converged at the runway of the Baljek airport, 30 km north of Tura town in West Garo Hills district, to receive Rs 5,000 cash in their bank account. In a single press of a button by the chief minister, the farmers received a message on their phone. "Congratulations your FOCUS+ benefit has been transferred to your bank account. Welfare of farmers has been a priority of our government Conrad K Sangma, Chief Minister, Meghalaya," the message read. "The government targeted to reach out to 4.5 lakh farmers this year. We have successfully transferred to more than 53,000 beneficiaries. We will transfer this amount every year (if voted again)," Sangma told the...06-12-2022