The objectives of the scheme are to bring more areas under cultivation during the normally lean winter season under different crops other than paddy and increase production and productivity of various crops like cereals, pulses, oilseeds, and vegetables during the Rabi season.
The objective of the scheme is to promote integrated farming activities for improved livelihood in a complementary manner.
The sub-scheme “Infrastructure and Technology Support” aims to develop world-class infrastructure in the country to support handicraft production, enhance product quality, and reduce costs to enable it to compete in the global market.
The scheme “Infrastructure & Technology Support: URBAN HAAT” is introduced is to set up a permanent marketing infrastructure in towns/ metropolitan cities to provide direct marketing facilities to handicrafts artisans/handloom weavers, enabling them to sell their products to wider target audience.