The Madhya Pradesh Government is unaware of the expenses that were incurred on conducting Krishi Mahotsavs in all the districts of the State.
There were several questions asked by the members in this regard and kept in the un-starred category. In reply to two queries, Agriculture Minister has given two different replies regarding the expenses on the Mahotsavs and how many people got benefits from it.
In reply to a query, Agriculture Minister Gauri Shankar Bisen said that information on district-wise expenses was being collected, while in written reply to other question, the Minister gave detailed information.Congress legislator Ramnivas Rawat had asked as what were the total expenses on Krishi Mahotsavs organised in the State from September 25 to October 20.
He also wished to know as which agencies were recruited for publicity and how. The Minister in written reply said that the agency was selected by following the tender process and district-wise expenses are being collected.In a similar query raised by Hardeep Singh Dang, the Minister informed that in Suwasara Assembly constituency, 20,357 farmers have been benefited with the scheme and in Ujjain division, about Rs30.14 lakh has been spent on Krishi Vigyan Mela and Rs50.34 on Krishi rath.
Information being collected
In written reply of several questions, the Revenue Minister has replied that information is being collected. MlA Nishank Kumar Jain asked the House that on July 2, 2014, in reply to his question number 320, the Minister had stated that information is being collected. “Now, please provide the desired information after four months,” he said, asking as what was the difficulty in collecting information. However, the information still remained unavailable.