Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday met the farmers who had suffered huge loss after the hailstorm in Sagar district and assured them that they will receive compensation. He also directed the officials to estimate the crop damage in a transparent manner.
Chouhan visited farmers in Jod, Girol and laharvas villages of Bina tehsil in Sagar district.
“Teams conducting survey of the affected villages should consist of officials of agriculture and panchayat department, revenue department, sarpanchs, panchs and other public representatives, so that farmers do not have any complaints with the crop loss estimation,” the Chief Minister said.
According to the reports, 984 villages were affected by the hailstorms. Unseasonal rains and hailstorms have damaged crops in Sehore district over the last few days.
Chouhan also stated that farmers will be offered Rs 25,000 for their daughters' marriage. Besides, the State Government will look after the education of their children.
"Objections received should be redressed immediately and amendments should be made in the report," the Chief Minister said.
Member of Parliament lakshminarayan Yadav, other public representatives, senior officers and farmers were present on the occasion.
Earlier, he had distributed the certificates of Bhavanter Payment Scheme and transferred Rs 620 crore online to 3,98,000 farmers. Chouhan said that the Chief Minister's Farm Productivity Scheme will be implemented to give full value to the farmers for their hard work.