Chandigarh, October 13-
In a historic decision, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday gave nod for enhancing the compensation for crop loss to farmers upto Rs 20,000 per acre.
A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of the Council of Ministers held here under the Chief Minister.
Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that in order to provide adequate relief to the affected persons for crop loss and house damage caused by natural calamities, the Cabinet also gave nod to ex-post facto approval regarding revision of rates of relief amount to be paid from the State Budget for crop loss and house damage.