Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan distributed loans worth Rs53.09 crore to over 7,800 beneficiaries during the block-level Antyodaya Mela, Divyang Mela and District-level Agriculture Seminar organised at Dhodhar in Sheopur district. He also laid foundation and dedicated construction and development works worth Rs93.52 crore.
Chouhan said that his intention of reaching Sheopur district on Sunday is to stop at every village to have a direct dialogue with people and collect information about the ground reality of the implementation of various Government schemes.
He said that Madhya Pradesh is a State in the country where farmers are being given loan on zero per cent interest whereas earlier Government would give loans to farmers on 18 per cent interest.
He said that farmers have to repay only Rs90,000 against a loan of Rs1 lakh taken by them for fertilizer and seeds. The Chief Minister said that the state has witnessed bumper production of onions due to the hard work of farmers and State Government schemes. The Government has declared a support price for purchase of onions at Rs8 per kg so that the farmers get a fair price for their onions. He said that Moong is being purchased in the State at Rs5, 200 per quintal on support price.
Chouhan said the crops on which support price has been declared, will not be purchased on a lesser price. Facility of cheque payment has also been made for the farmers who are selling their produce on support price apart from the fund being deposited in their accounts.
The Chief Minister said that both BPl and APl card holders will be able to purchase onions at Rs2 per kg from fair price shops. He said that the poor are being given wheat, rice and salt at Rs1 per kg so that no person has to sleep hungry in the State.
The CM said that every poor family will own a house by the year 2022. He said that the families who are residing on forest land but do not have pattas will be given pattas and land ownership.