In India, farmers are now doing different types of farming apart from traditional farming. They are also getting good profits from this. Farmers are also cultivating different fruits. One such fruit is giving great benefits to the farmers. The name of this fruit is dragon fruit. Now many farmers in India are cultivating dragon fruit. This fruit is also very famous abroad. In Gujarat, it is also called Kamalam because it looks like a lotus. Now the Bihar government has become very serious about the cultivation of dragon fruit. The soil of 21 districts of Bihar has been found to be suitable for dragon fruit. The government is now thinking about expanding its area.
you will get this much grant
Bihar government will give 40 percent subsidy to farmers for dragon fruit cultivation and will also release the subsidy amount for this. Currently, farmers have to spend Rs 7.5 lakh on one unit built for dragon fruit cultivation. Now the government is preparing to deposit the first installment of 60 percent amount i.e. Rs 1.80 lakh in the accounts of farmers under this scheme. Let us tell you that this amount will be given per farmer per hectare. The second installment of the subsidy amount will be given next year in the form of 20 percent of the total subsidy when the plant is 75 percent alive. Whereas the third and final installment will be given in the form of 20 percent when the plant is 90 percent alive.
Dragon fruit will make you rich
In India, farmers are now doing different types of farming apart from traditional farming. They are also getting good profits from this. Farmers are also cultivating different fruits. One such fruit is giving huge profits to the farmers. Dragon fruit is also one of them. Dragon fruit is very tasty to eat and beneficial for health. The price of dragon fruit in the market ranges from Rs 100 to Rs 400 per kg. Whereas the cost of growing it is much less than its price. A dragon fruit plant bears fruit for 15 to 20 years, provided the weather and maintenance are taken care of.
These districts will get grant amount
The districts selected for the grant amount to be given to increase the production of dragon fruit include Muzaffarpur, Patna, Bhojpur, Begusarai, Aurangabad, Supaul, Siwan, Saran, Bhagalpur, Jehanabad, Gopalganj, Gaya, Katihar, Kishanganj, Munger, Nalanda, West Champaran, East Champaran, Purnia, Samastipur and Vaishali.
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