Punjab Government has approved Rs 1.19 crore as compensation for crop damage due to fire.
The state Revenue Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria on Sunday said that the State Government has approved Rs 1,19,36,666 for 1,491-acre crop damage due to fire during 2017-18 and 2018-19.
The relief has been released to the Deputy Commissioners and they will dispense it to the affected farmers, he said.
Sarkaria said that some farmers had suffered heavy loss of crop in fire incidents and the compensation would prove a big relief for the farmers.
He said that Capt Amarinder Singh’s government is fully committed to stand with farmers of the state.
Giving details about the compensation, an official spokesperson of the Department said that 270-acre crop was damaged during 2017-18 for which Rs 21,65, 400 has been approved.
The relief has been sanctioned for the districts of Mansa, Tarn Taran, Fatehgarh Sahib, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Faridkot, Roopnagar, Bathinda, SBS Nagar and Moga.
Spokesperson said that Rs 97,71,266 has been approved as compensation for 1221-acre crop damage in fire incidents during 2018-19.
He informed that Rs 5,39,350 has been approved for Mansa district, Rs 3,96,100 for Tarn Taran, Rs 1,62,700 for Fatehgarh Sahib, Rs 1,66,900 for Sri Muktsar Sahib, Rs 31,01,150 for Patiala, Rs 8,000 for SAS Nagar (Mohali), Rs 78,800 for Faridkot and Rs 17,87,500 for Gurdaspur.
Similarly, Rs 63,500 has been sanctioned for Pathankot, Rs 1,31,250 for Roopnagar, Rs 3,19,000 for Ferozepur, Rs 83,150 for Sangrur, Rs 52,400 for Barnala, Rs 1,20,000 for Bathinda, Rs 8,75,250 for Fazilka, Rs 5,18,850 for ludhiana, Rs 1,02,866 for SBS Nagar, Rs 3,64,500 for Moga, Rs 5,11,000 for Jalandhar, Rs 2,33,900 for Kapurthala and Rs 1,55,100 for Hoshiarpur district.