Chief Minister Kamal Nath has said that the state government is preparing new schemes to revolutionize agriculture sector. He further mentioned that the farmers and agriculture sector will not be allowed to become weak in Madhya Pradesh.
Nath was distributing the loan waiver certificates and citations to the farmers under the Jai Kisan Fasal Rin Maafi Yojana in Vidisha on Tuesday.
The Chief Minister said that in order to give relief to the farmers, loans of 25 lakh farmers will be waived off within the next 3 days. Revolutionary decisions have been taken in the interest of farmers, youth and elderly people within 70 days after the formation of the government. It was our priority to ensure that the farmers should be freed first from the debt. We want to make the farmers economically strong, who lead their entire life under the debt. The State Government is waiving off the loans upto Rs 2 lakh of both the defaulters and active account holders. We will make successful efforts for the prosperity of the farmers by facing every challenge, he added.
Nath has said that the government has geared up to provide new facilities to the farmers shortly in the field of wheat production. He will ensure that the trust expressed by the farmers will not be broken. Each and every promise of the manifesto will be fulfilled by the government.
The Chief Minister distributed loan waiver certificates and citations in a symbolic form to 12 farmers. He also presented cheques of Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah/Nikah Yojana to the beneficiaries. Besides, Kamal Nath laid foundation of 36 Gou-Shalas in Vidisha district. Total 124.57 hectare land has been kept reserved for grazing land for these Gou-Shalas. The Gou-Shalas will be made at a cost of Rs 30 lakh each on 160.84 hectare land and each Gou-Shala will accommodate 100 cows. The Chief Minister also dedicated 42 km long asphalt road costing Rs 79.36 lakh from Basoda to Sironj.
Loans of 2.37 lakh farmers have been waived off under the Jai Kisan Fasal Rin Maafi Yojana in Vidisha district. Under the first phase, a sum of Rs 122.52 crore in active accounts of 57,885 farmers has been deposited. Similarly, an amount of Rs 162.14 crore has been deposited in the time barred accounts of 27,263 farmers.