Karnataka Cabinet Clears Negila Yogi scheme, Drone Testing Facility, AI Hub

BENGALURU: The Karnataka Cabinet on Wednesday approved a scheme to provide free cultivation services to farmers owning up to three acres by hiring private tractors, besides clearing proposals for a drone testing facility, an AI hub and a Shakti Smart Card, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara said.

Under the Chief Minister’s Negila Yogi scheme, the government will hire private tractors to cultivate the land of eligible farmers. If required, it will purchase tractors for use under the scheme, Parameshwara said.

“We are introducing the Chief Minister’s Negila Yogi (tiller ascetic) scheme. There are villages where five or so people own tractors, who cultivate their land and leave the tractors idle. The government will hire those tractors and use them to cultivate other farmers’ land,” Parameshwara told reporters after the Cabinet meeting.