Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state vice-president Vijesh lunawat said that it is for the first time that the problems of farmers have been detected and with the ongoing efforts being made in the interest of farmers by the Narendra Modi-led Central Government and Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led State Government the income of the farmers would be doubled in coming five years.
lunawat in a statement here on Wednesday said, “It is saddening that the average monthly income of a farmer in the country is less than a skilled laborer. The average monthly income of farmer is `6426.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Central Government and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s State Government have very well understood the problems of farmers and started working on the strategy to double the income of farmers.”
lunawat further said that it is the erstwhile Congress regimes blindness towards the farming community that is responsible for the plight of farmers in the country and state.
Congress preferred industries and business and put agriculture on fringe.
In Madhya Pradesh mass agricultural production is obtained by giving top priority to agriculture due to that farmers of the State became prosperous, he added.
He said that the State Government by providing interest free loans to farmers, constituting agriculture cabinet, direct bank transfer of grants, liberty to purchase agriculture instruments on grant funds and by bearing 10 percent cost of the seeds and manure made farmers of the state prosperous.
After coming to power Modi Government of the centre started Prime Minister crop insurance scheme, Prime Minister irrigation scheme and others to increase the income of the farmers.
Central and State Governments have come forward to share the risk if farmers this would for sure bring smiles on the face of farmers of the country.