Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, reaffirmed his government's commitment to delivering central farmer welfare schemes to every agricultural household in the state, crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership over the past 12 years for transforming the country's agricultural landscape.

Context

Writing in Odia, CM Majhi stated that under PM Modi's leadership, 'annadatamanka hita uddesyare' (for the welfare of food providers), numerous far-sighted programmes have been undertaken over the last 12 years that have brought 'widespread positive change' in the overall development and living standards of farmers. He also noted that Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has discussed this agricultural progress and transformation in detail in a recent article.

Majhi added that his state government remains 'continuously committed' to ensuring every farmer family in Odisha receives the benefit of each central farmer-welfare policy, and that building a 'developed and prosperous Odisha' through a strengthened agricultural infrastructure is the government's primary goal.

Policy Backdrop

The central government has, since 2014, rolled out a layered set of agricultural interventions. The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), launched in 2019, provides direct income support to eligible farm families. The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, introduced in 2016, extended crop insurance coverage, while the Soil Health Card scheme, begun in 2015, aimed to improve soil productivity and reduce input costs.

The e-NAM electronic trading platform, initiated in 2016, sought to integrate agricultural mandis digitally and expand market access for farmers across states including Odisha. Together, these programmes represent a policy architecture combining income support, risk mitigation, and digital market linkage.

Stakeholders and Impact

Odisha, an eastern Indian state with a predominantly agrarian rural economy, has been a key implementation ground for these central schemes. Agricultural families across the state's districts stand as the primary beneficiaries of the convergence between central funding and state-level delivery mechanisms.

CM Majhi's post signals that the BJP-led state government sees alignment with New Delhi's agricultural agenda as a central plank of its governance. The emphasis on 'last-mile delivery' suggests the administration is focused on closing gaps between scheme enrolment and actual benefit transfer at the household level.

What's Next

Attention will now turn to Odisha's forthcoming state budget allocations for agriculture and irrigation, which will be a key indicator of how firmly the state backs its stated commitments with fiscal resources. District-level data on PM-KISAN coverage and uptake of other central schemes will also be watched as a measure of on-ground progress.

Any new convergence programmes announced between the Odisha government and central ministries — particularly the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare headed by Shivraj Singh Chouhan — could further define the state's agricultural roadmap in the near term.