{"id":24312,"date":"2024-06-19T09:12:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T03:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=24312"},"modified":"2025-04-07T08:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T03:07:10","slug":"krishi-sakhi-convergence-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/krishi-sakhi-convergence-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Krishi Sakhi Convergence Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Krishi Sakhi Convergence Program:\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It aims to <strong>transform rural India<\/strong> through the <strong>empowerment of rural women<\/strong> as Krishi Sakhi, by imparting training and certification of Krishi Sakhis as Para-extension Workers.<\/li>\n<li>This certification course also <strong>aligns <\/strong>with the <strong>objectives of the \u2018Lakhpati Didi\u2019 Program.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Krishi Sakhis <strong>have already been trained<\/strong> on various extension service\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Agro-Ecological Practices:<\/strong> From land preparation to harvest.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Organizing Farmer Field Schools:<\/strong> Facilitating practical learning sessions for farmers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seed Banks:<\/strong> Establishment and management.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Soil Health and Conservation:<\/strong> Techniques for maintaining soil health and moisture.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Integrated Farming Systems:<\/strong> Combining various farming practices for sustainability.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Livestock Management:<\/strong> Basic management practices for livestock.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bio Inputs:<\/strong> Preparation, use, and establishment of bio-input shops.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Communication Skills:<\/strong> Essential skills for effective communication with farmers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Now these Krishi Sakhis are undergoing refresher training with a special focus on Natural Farming and Soil Health Card through DAY-NRLM agencies in coordination with MANAGE.<\/li>\n<li>Krishi Sakhi Training Program has been rolled out in <strong>12 states in Phase \u2013 1<\/strong>: Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Odisha, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, and Meghalaya.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1: What is the Lakhpati Didi Initiative?<\/h3>\n<p>It was announced by the Prime Minister in his Independence Day speech on August 15, 2023.The programme is aimed at training women in self-help groups (SHGs) so that they can earn a sustainable income of at least Rs 1 lakh per annum per household.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2026015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Krishi Sakhi<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Krishi Sakhi Convergence Programme aims to transform rural India through the empowerment of rural women as Krishi Sakhi, by imparting training and certification of Krishi Sakhis as Para-extension Workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":24313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-24312","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}