Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda would give cash awards of Rs 1 lakh each to those districts of the State which have achieved highest agriculture production and productivity per hectare of different crops during 2012-13 at a Kisan Sammelan to be organised in district Jhajjar on January 19.
A spokesman of Agriculture Department said that those districts which would be awarded included Panipat for highest sugarcane productivity, Sirsa in wheat and cotton, Gurgaon in bajra, Kurukshetra in rice and Rewari in mustard productivity. Sirsa has achieved wheat productivity of 48.42 quintal per hectare and 7.68 quintals of cotton per hectare. Similarly, Rewari has achieved mustard production of 21.57 quintals per hectare, Kurukshetra has achieved rice production of 43.01 quintals per hectare, Gurgaon has achieved bajra production of 22.35 quintals per hectare and Panipat has achieved sugarcane production of 923.85 quintals per hectare.
The spokesman said that the progressive villages at district level would be awarded with a cash award of Rs 10 lakh each. The progressive farmers at district level would also be honoured with a cash prize of Rs 50,000 each.