Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today transferred Rs 2,981.24 crore of crop insurance claim amount online in the bank accounts of 15 lakh farmers of the state from Mantralaya.
This is the biggest assistance given to farmers in this hour of Corona crisis. Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Narottam Mishra, Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Shri Kamal Patel,
Water Resources Minister Tulsi Silavat, Tribal Welfare Minister Meena Singh Additional Chief Secretary KK Singh and Principal Secretary Agriculture Ajit Kesri were present on the occasion.Through video conferencing, Chief Minister Chouhan told the farmers that the farmers had deposited the premium of crop insurance amount for Kharif 2018 and Rabi 2018-19, but the former government had not deposited the state's share, due to which the farmers had been deprived of benefits of crop insurance.
Chouhan said that our government had deposited a premium of Rs 2200 crores of the state's share as soon as we came to power. Due to this reason, 15 lakh farmers of the state are getting crop insurance amount today.
Chief Minister Chouhan said that we have started giving crop loans at zero percent interest for the benefit of farmers. Also, the repayment date of the old loan has been extended till May 31. For this, the government has deposited an amount of Rs 38 crore.Payment of Procurement amount of Rs two thousand croresThe Chief Minister has said that the work of procurement of wheat in the state is going on at a rapid pace.
So far, out of 20 lakh farmers registered for procurement in the state, 5.65 lakh farmers have sold 28 lakh metric tonnes of wheat on support price. On a single day yesterday, maximum 58,000 farmers sold a record 318 lakh metric tonnes of wheat at procurement centers in the state. About Rs 2,000 crores has also been paid to the farmers. Purchase of gram, lentil and mustard has also been started in the state.