Districts have been asked to send final reports — after completing preliminary survey of losses to crop by rains and hailstorm in the State — that hit the State recently. Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa held discussions with all the commissioners through videoconferencing here on Thursday.
He also held discussions with a number of district collectors over preliminary survey of crop loss. The Chief secretary said that final reports on the actual loss should be sent by March 10 so that a memorandum in this regard can be handed over to the Central Government.
The chief secretary directed that the process of providing immediate necessary assistance against loss of human lives and cattle should be completed at the earliest.
The chief secretary said that adequate information, regarding preliminary survey, has already been compiled from districts.
However, memorandum will be prepared by the State Government after receiving the final reports in the next four days. The information compiled by districts about the actual loss will be helpful in seeking necessary assistance funds from the Centre. The chief secretary informed that a Central team will soon visit the State and seek information about crop loss.
Principal Secretary Revenue RK Chaturvedi directed collectors to send all sets of information in prescribed proforma. He directed to send category-wise information. It was informed during video-conferencing that benefit of Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana will also be provided at home to farmers having suffered over 50 percent crop loss for marriages of their daughters without participating in mass marriage programmes.
Principal Secretary Agriculture Rajesh Rajora informed that over 8 lakh works under ‘Mera Khet Meri Mati’ have been sanctioned at Gram Sabhas held on Republic Day. Works can be started in districts as per requirement. Principal Secretary Food Ashok Varnwal informed that arrangements have been made during this calendar year to provide benefit of public distribution system to all affected and needy families. At video-conferencing, discussions were also held on preparations for wheat procurement process scheduled to start from March 25.
Agriculture Production Commissioner MM Upadhyay, Commissioner land Records Rajiv Ranjan, Principal Secretary to CM Manoj Shrivastava and Principal Secretary General Administration K Suresh were also present on the occasion.