State Government has decided to augment relief amount for the natural disaster victims in the State. Relief amount for snake, scorpion and honeybee bite victims and also mine slide victims has been increased to Rs1.50 lakh which earlier was Rs1 lakh. Revenue and disaster management department has released a circular in this connection from Mahanadi Bhavan, NayaRaipur on Saturday.
The circular regarding amendment made in revenue booklet is available on the official website of Government of Chhattisgarh. Relief amount for the loss of life due to lPG cylinder blast and thunderbolt lightening is also increased to Rs1.5 lakh from Rs1 lakh. Death caused by bus or any public transport, death due to falling from hill, or death due to vehicle plunged in the rivers may also get Rs75,000 in place of Rs50,000. Relief amount in such cases increased to the tune of Rs25,000 stated the circular.
Government has also increased relief grant for farmers. In crop loss case the amount has been increased from Rs1,000 to Rs2,000 for one hectare. Farmers with four to 10 hectares of land holding would get crop loss compensation Rs3,000 instead 1,000 for 50 to 75 per cent loss in crop production. On more than 75 per cent loss, compensation amount would now be Rs6,000, in place of Rs4,000. Whereas farmers with same amount of loss in non irrigated land in one hectare will get compensation amount of Rs3,000 in place of Rs2,000.
Villagers who have fruits laden trees and orchard would get compensation in case of yield loss maximum Rs25,000. Initially it was given at the rate of Rs5000 per tree to Rs20,000. In view of providing appropriate compensation to small farmers now, betel leave farmers, vegetable farmers papaya, watermelon, grapes, banana and pomegranate producer small farmers would get Rs24,000, maximum compensation in place of 6,000 to 18,000 maximum compensation per hectare loss, stated in circular.