The Samajwadi Party on Monday demanded that the Government pay Rs 20,000 per acre of crop loss and waive farm loans in the areas where farmers have lost standing crops in both unseasonal rains and drought.
A team led by party’s State president Rabi Behera submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister in this regard through the Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethy.
The party also demanded an interim relief of Rs 2,000 to all the farmers and 50 kg of rice and 15kg of atta at Rs 1 to every affected family till the next harvesting season.
The memorandum also says to intensify MNREGS work in the drought and unseasonal rain affected areas to stop migration of workers to outside the State. They also demanded interest-free loans and seeds, fertilisers and pesticides free of cost.The memorandum also stressed on dairy farming and poultry loans for alternative livelihood for the people of the affected areas.
Two other leaders Pradeep Mishra and Bijaya Behera accompanied Behera to the SRC and submitted the memorandum. The SRC assured to take necessary steps at the earliest.