Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on June 30 released Covid assistance to landless farmers under KALIA (Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation) scheme. CM Patnaik disbursed Rs 386 crores to the bank accounts of 18 lakh landless farmers. A farmer under the KALIA scheme gets financial assistance of Rs 12,500 per annum in three phases.
