Hello, people of West Bengal, here I am going to give you the details about the Matir Katha Portal of West Bengal. This is the ICT Portal which is developed by the State Government of West Bengal.
This portal started to provide help to the Farmers of the state. There are so many services that this ICT Portal provides to the farmers of the state. So if you also belong to the state of West Bengal and want to avail the different services and benefits of West Bengal related to your agricultural activities, then it is important to know about this Matir Katha West Bengal.
- Matir Katha is an online ICT Portal.
- This was developed by the Government of West Bengal.
- Aim to provide the help to the Farmers of the state.
Under Matir Katha, 5 departments are involved. These are Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, and Horticulture. All these departments are interconnected, and they are all part of the agriculture sector. On the official portal, information about the agriculture sector is provided on a grassroots level. Farmers get information about seeds, availability, variety-wise cropping, information about soil and fertilisers, cultivation techniques, crop diseases and their solutions, agro-climatic zones, and other schemes related to different crops.
Matir Katha
This is an agriculture-based and information technology portal and was started by the Bengal government to provide help to all the farmers of the state. As we all know that the there are total 71.23 Lakhs families available in the state who are small and marginal farmers. And agriculture is the main occupation of the people of the state in rural areas and also a way of self-employment.
Not only this, but the agriculture sector also faces so many challenges related to bad weather, monsoons, pest attacks, etc. But we all know that the demand of the agriculture products are going very high and this is the time which provide the opportunity to the small and marginal farmers to improve their livelihood.
So to provide them help to improve their livelihood, government wants to faces all these challenges and provide them solutions to face all these challenges on time. And they get the best solution at the appropriate time. That’s why Information and Communication Technology is going to play a very important role to address and provide the best solution on time to all these poor rural people. That’s why they developed this Matir Katha and made the link between them.
West Bengal Matir Katha Portal
| Portal Name | Matir Katha |
| Meaning | Words of the Earth |
| Department | Agriculture Departments of the state |
| Launched By | Government of West Bengal |
| Beneficiaries | Small and Marginal Farmers of the state |
| Category | Portal and Mobile Governance |
Objective of Matir Katha Portal
The main objective of this Matir Katha is to empower all the farmers by providing them with the best information about the government-recommended packages of practice. Not only this, but they also get the best solutions for Crop protection, how they can produce more, how to sell their products at the right price and how to earn more. Not only this, but G2G services for MIS generation with fast communication are provided to them.
Features of Portal
| Agriculture Assistance | With the help of this, the government provides important information about their agricultural activities like Farming, fisheries, animal husbandry and horticulture |
| Expert Solution & Advice | They get technical expert solutions and support for their crop protection |
| Government Schemes Information | The government provides them with different government subsidy schemes to provide seeds, fertilisers, and soil testing |
Departments involved in Matir Katha Portal
As we all know, this is an agriculture-based portal of West Bengal in which 5 departments of the state are involved, like:-
- Agriculture
- Agriculture Marketing
- Farming
- Fisheries
- Horticulture
Documents List Required
- Aadhaar Card of the Citizen
- Voter Card of West Bengal
- Mobile Number
- Land documents with full details
- Bank passbook details
Eligibility Required
- All the small and marginal Farmers of the state
- Agricultural Labourer
- Tenant Farmers residing in WB
- Groups like Self Help Groups, Primary Agricultural Credit Societies, Farmer Producer Organisations, and Joint Liability Groups in West Bengal.
- The age of the beneficiaries can be 18 years minimum at the time of applying.
How to Apply Through Matir Katha Portal
- To apply online for the different services and benefits of the Bengal Government, every one need to open the official website of the Agriculture Department Matirkatha.net.
- Now you will see the various schemes and then click on the one you want to apply for.
- Fill the application form and upload all the related documents.
- Now submit.
Matir Katha Registration matirkatha wb gov in
- Open the official portal of Matir Katha.
- The address of the portal is wb.gov.in/government-schemes-details-matirkatha.
- Then, after opening the portal, the home page opens here.
- Now find the registration link/create new account or new user Registration.
- Now click on it, and the registration form opens in front of you.
- Have to enter all the details according to the documents and then upload the documents with the form.
- Preview the details and then submit.
- In this way, you also get the user ID and password.
Matirkatha wb gov in Login
- After completing the registration, now using your credential details, i.e. user ID and password, you can log in to the account.
- Enter the information and then click on login.
- The dashboard appears in front of you, and now complete the profile setup.
- After completing your profile, you can apply for the different services of the agriculture department.
FAQ
It is ICT Based agriculture Portal who provide its services to small and marginal Farmers of the state.
Agriculture Department of West Bengal.
They get an online form for Machinery Subsidies, expert advice, soil Health data, etc.
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