Hours before the Election Commission announced assembly poll date for Haryana, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini listed out the measures taken by his government to compensate farmers over this year's sub-normal rain. He cited the recent cabinet decision to compensate farmers affected by less rains at a rate of Rs 2,000 per acre as a bonus. The state government has released the first instalment of Rs 525 crore.
All farmers who have registered themselves on the designated portal will be compensated for their losses, Saini said, as he asserted that the BJP-led government in the state has taken several steps for farmers' welfare in the past 10 years. The BJP government has given Rs 13,276 crore as compensation to farmers for crop damage in the past 10 years, he said.
Striving to improve the welfare of livestock farmers and milk vendors across the state, Saini announced that veterinary polyclinics will be opened in a phased manner in eight remaining districts of Panchkula, Kaithal, Karnal, Hisar, Jhajjar, Gurugram, Faridabad and Yamunanagar.
The chief minister also announced that milk vendors, who supply milk to households on a door-to-door basis and are registered under Parivar Pehchan Patra (family id) with an annual family income upto Rs 3 lakh per annum, will be covered under DAYALU Yojana of the state government to get financial assistance in case of death or permanent disability of a member of the family.
Saini said in the last decade, the government has procured over 50 lakh tonnes of bajra at MSP. In addition, 33,52,000 metric tonnes of mustard and 96,232 metric tonnes of sunflower have been procured at MSP. The government is currently making record purchases of 14 crops at MSP and has now decided to extend MSP procurement to all remaining crops.
He said the government has implemented the Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana to protect horticultural farmers from market price drops, setting a guaranteed price for horticultural crops. Saini also said the state government introduced the 'Meri Fasal-Mera Byora' portal for crop registration and verification, ensuring timely crop purchases and other benefits.
Over the past eight seasons, the state has directly transferred Rs 1,12,000 crore to the accounts of 30 lakh farmers. Saini said that for stubble management, the government has provided 59,435 crop residue management machines to farmers at a 50 per cent subsidy. The Election Commission on Friday announced that Assembly polls in Haryana would be held in a single phase on October 1 and the results would be declared on October 4.
