हिंदी
Chandigarh, September 25 2021
Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala has directed the Deputy Commissioners to submit a report in the next 48 hours regarding the areas which have received more than 100 mm of rain in the State so that the farmers can be compensated for their losses by conducting special girdawari of the affected area. He said that the crops which are not covered under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana will also be compensated.
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The Deputy Chief Minister, who also holds the portfolio of Revenue and Disaster Management Department, said during a press conference at his residence here today that as per the forecast of the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of non-seasonal rains till September 30, 2021.
He said that the State Government would also compensate the loss of crops including horticulture and pulses which are not covered under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. He said that at present there is a possibility of more damage in pulses and cotton crops and after receiving the report, special girdawari will be done. He informed that the problem of waterlogging has also come to the fore in about 7500 acres of land in the area around KMP, in which all the farmers who have suffered losses, after receiving the report will be compensated by getting Girdawari done.
He said that the report of the regular girdawari of crop loss this year has also come, the government has directed the insurance companies to pay the compensation of the farmers at the earliest, apart from the crops which are covered under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. Directions have also been given to the Deputy Commissioners to pay the damages that are not covered under the scheme.
Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that the increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of crops in the last one year is a big initiative towards the upliftment of the farmers. Giving comparative information about the crops procured during the last year and the current year, he said that the State Government has given more than Rs. 1300 crore to the farmers of the State this year.
Describing DBT as a beneficial step for the farmers, he said that when this farmer-friendly process was started in wheat procurement about one and a half years ago, some leaders from opposition opposed it, but later the State Governments of their own party also supported the Haryana Government and imitated the same. He said that even during the procurement of crops starting from October 1, the value of the crops would be sent directly to the account of the farmers.
