Sugam Portal
India
Developed jointly by Government of Odisha, Fisheries & Animal Resource Development Department, Department of Agriculture & Farmer Empowerment, Sugam is web based and mobile app based single window platform for farmers and agri-preneurs in Odisha. It supports farmers' lives by leveraging technology and fostering teamwork among government officials for timely and transparent delivery of benefits. The portal digitizes all farmer-centric schemes and services of the Fisheries & Animal Resource Development (F&ARD) department and the Department of Agriculture & Farmer Empowerment (DAFE), Government of Odisha. It also supports farmers in availing associated services from other departments such as electricity connection, water supply, and pollution clearance.
Lead (category)
Government multi-agencies
Name of initiative lead (and partners)
Government of Odisha, Fisheries & Animal Resource Development Department, Department of Agriculture & Farmer Empowerment
Categories of Digital initiative deliverables
Agritech ecosystem regulatory and insitutional support
Specific ICT technology product and/or service delivery
ICT products/solutions and services by category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Rural Services
Non ICT products and services (deliverables)
1. Information dissemination on scheme guidelines and eligibility criteria 2. Facilitation of government schemes and subsidies for agriculture and allied sectors 3. Support for associated services from other departments
Business and governance structure
The portal is managed by the Government of Odisha, specifically the Fisheries & Animal Resource Development Department and the Department of Agriculture & Farmer Empowerment. It integrates services from multiple departments to provide a single window for farmers.
DI ICT-deliverables format
Web-based platform
Mobile applications
Primary stakeholders (beneficiaries, actors, enablers)
Farmers
SMEs / agreprenuers
Size, scale or scope of primary stakeholders
The initiative targets farmers and agri-preneurs across the state of Odisha.
Digital Initiative development Stage
Fully operational - Growing and expanding stage
Measurable impacts on primary stakeholders and target beneficiaries
The portal aims to enable timely and transparent delivery of benefits to farmers, streamline application processes, and improve government service delivery.
Initiative geographic scope (or coverage) (national, regional, sector specific, specific user co-horts etc)
Regional
The initiative covers the entire state of Odisha, targeting all districts and blocks within the state.
On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)
Link to Digital village
Link to Digital solution