Chandigarh, Oct 1
In a major relief to farmers whose crops were damaged in floods, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has announced the postponement of crop loan repayment and also a waiver in the electricity bill of tubewells till December end.
With this, approximately 3,00,000 farmers will benefit.
The Chief Minister told the media here that through the e-Kshatipurti portal, the government on Wednesday transferred Rs 4.72 crore into the accounts of 2,386 people whose houses and household items were damaged and livestock perished in the floods. The compensation amount included Rs 4.67 crore for damage to houses and Rs 4.21 lakh for cattle loss.
According to the Chief Minister, 5.37 lakh farmers in 6,397 villages had registered themselves with the e-Kshatipurti portal for the crop damage. The government would give compensation of Rs 15,000 per acre to farmers after verification.
“In villages where the flood has damaged more than 50 per cent of crops, and where indebted farmers suffered crop losses of 33 per cent or more, the recovery of current Kharif crop loans taken by farmers from cooperative societies has been postponed,” he said.