Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that making agriculture profitable is his resolve and passion. He said that compensation to farmers against crop loss will be given under new crop insurance policy in future. Chouhan was addressing a mass marriage function and Antyodaya Mela at Khurai in Sagar district on Friday. The Chief Minister also inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 364 development and construction works costing Rs100.25 crore. Panchayats and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargava, MP laxmi Narayan Yadav and other public representatives were also present.
The Chief Minister said that Madhya Pradesh is now number one in the country in agriculture. This is the outcome of farmers’ untiring hard work and resources made available to them by the Government. The Chief Minister said that the State Government has taken major decisions in the interest of farmers due to which farming has become easier for them. The CM said that area under irrigation is being expanded constantly. It has been increased from 7.50 lakh hectares to 36 lakh hectares now. He informed that a new scheme has recently been introduced under which farmers will repay only 90 per cent amount of loans taken by them.
Chouhan urged farmers to store advance quota of fertilisers and undertake farming with new technology and after getting soil tested. He informed that the State Government is also making efforts to help youths move forwards. Young entrepreneurs are being provided loans of Rs10 lakh to Rs1 crore to establish self-employment. Government is also arranging education of poor children.
Chouhan informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised that every person in the country will have his own house by year 2022. Chouhan announced to give early sanction to Bina River Project, Rs5 crore for development works and Malthone, Krishi Mandi, opening of college and making funds available for drinking water schemes of Bandri and Malthone. He also announced to sanction funds for construction of 7 roads.
Transport Minister Bhupendra Singh said that the Government has chalked out a number of schemes for all-round development of farmers and the poor. At the mass marriage function, marriages of 151 couples including 12 Muslim couples were solemnized in the presence of the Chief Minister. Chouhan blessed the newly weds. He also inspected an exhibition at function venue. He distributed pattas to forest dwellers and Rs12.36 crore to 6682 farmers as relief for crop loss during 2013-14. Sagar Collector presented a Rs56 lakh cheque to the Chief Minister on behalf of Government officers and employees towards relief to Nepal’s earthquake victims.