Sugam Portal

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)

Main DI webpage

Link to Digital village

Link to Digital solution