Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited hailstorm-affected Khairi Kothar in Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district on Holi and sought information from farmers about loss to their crops.
The Chief Minister inspected hailstorm-affected crops in the fields of farmers Bulli Yadav and Betta Yadav. He directed to assess the loss with immediate effect. Chouhan said that legal provisions will also be amended if it is in the interest of farmers.
Chouhan said that assistance upto Rs15,000 per quintal will be given on crop loss. loan recovery will not be made from farmers whose crops have suffered over 50 per cent. Only principal loan amount will be recovered from such farmers after converting their short-term loans to mid-term.
Interest will be paid by the State Government. loan at zero per cent interest will be provided to hailstorm-affected farmers so that they can purchase seeds and fertilisers for next crops. The farmers whose cent percent crops have been damaged by hailstorm will be provided four months’ ration at BPl rates. He said that if required, construction works will also be started in the affected areas. On the demand of local sarpanch, the Chief Minister assured to redress problems of water and road of the village.
Minster incharge of the district Rajendra Shukla, MP Ganesh Singh, MlAs Shankarlal Tiwari, Surendra Singh Gaharwar and Ramkhelawan Patel, district panchayat chairperson Gaganendra Singh, Vindhya Development Authority vice-chairman Ramdas Mishra and officers were present on the occasion.
During visit to Satna district, Chief Minister distributed cheques worth more than Rs5.44 lakh to 43 hailstorm-affected farmers of 6 villages including Khairi Kothar, Kusaria, Mateema, Gaidua, Benipur and Khairi Khukhad. Crops in these villages had suffered loss due to hailstorm on March 14.