Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday,launched the 'Direct Benefit Transfer' scheme for farmers and assured tunnelling of at least one lakh bore-wells to advance irrigation services in the state.

Patnaik said, " this while addressing a meeting marking the celebration of the Akshya Trutiya festival at laxminarayanpur village near Pipili."

“The seeds subsidy amount was deposited in Rout's bank account”, an official said.

“Under the DBT scheme, the farmers would get themselves registered online to purchase seeds and get the subsidy amount in their bank accounts directly”,Patnaik added.

Patnaik further said, “ a number of steps were being taken up keeping the natural calamities into consideration.”