A Farmer ID is a digital identity number created through farmer registration that uniquely identifies a farmer and links their land, crop, and scheme-related details on a single platform.

Benefits of Farmer ID:-
-->Direct benefit transfer (DBT) without middlemen

-->Mandatory for PM-KISAN and many state agriculture schemes

-->Single digital record of land, crops, and farming activities

-->Faster access to subsidies (seeds, fertilizers, irrigation, machinery)

-->Eligibility for crop insurance (PMFBY) and compensation

-->Better access to credit and KCC loans

-->Prevents duplication and fake beneficiaries

-->Enables targeted policy support and disaster relief

-->Improves transparency and governance in agriculture

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While attackers faded into history, Somnath became eternal

SYMBOL OF RESILIENCE--1000 yrs of Unbroken Faith

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-->Located at Veraval in the western coast of Gujarat, the Somnath Temple is believed to be the first among the 12 jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva.

The site, which was part of the erstwhile princely state of Junagadh, was also connected to Lord Krishna.

-->The political history of the shrine is traced back to a thousand years when in 1026 CE, during the reign of the Chalukya king Bhima I it was attacked by Turkik ruler Mahmud of Ghazni.

-->A description of the temple by Al-Biruni, an Arab traveller, was so glowing that it prompted a visit in 1024 by Mahmud of Ghazni.

-->Then President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, did the Pran-Pratistha at the existing temple on 11 May 1951.

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