Recently, the Prime Minister of India praised the ‘Sukhet model’ of Madhubani district in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme.

About:

=> Sukhet model is named after Sukhet village in Madhubani district where it is being implemented by the scientists of Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, Pusa (Samastipur)Bihar.

=> Under this project, garbage and dung from houses are collected door-to-door and then converted into vermicompost (organic manure).

=> From the income generated from the sale of organic manure, every family is provided LPG cylinders every two months in exchange for the waste and cow dung.

Benefits:

=> It also provides four-fold benefits to farmers four-fold benefit like a pollution-free environment in villages, disposal of waste in villages, monetary assistance to villagers for gas cylinders and availability of organic fertilisers to farmers.

=> Employment generation.

Other Related schemes (Godhan Nyay Yojana)

=> Launched on 21st July 2020, on the occasion of Hareli, the first festival of the state, by the Chhattisgarh

=> Under this, the state government would procure cow dung at  2 per k.g. from the farmers and cattle rearers of the state which will lead to income as well as employment generation.

=> The government will also make arrangements for the marketing of additional organic fertilizer.