Revenue Minister Rampal Singh has said that Madhya Pradesh Government is ahead of all to provide relief to farmers. Under leadership of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan during last 10 years, the State Government has amended Revenue Book of Circulars 6-4 from time to time. Singh said that through these amendments, outstanding increase of amount has been made in all provisions for relief in natural calamities in the State.
He said that in several provisions, two-fold to 10-fold increase has been made. Many new crops have been brought under ambit of relief. Singh said that for the first time in the State, crops of arhar and isabgol have been recognised as all-season crops. Financial powers of SDOs/Tehsildars have been enhanced for relief except loss of life/limb. Relief of Rs16,000 per hectare or Rs400 per Paari is given on loss of 25 per cent to 50 per cent suffered by Pan Barejas. For over 50 per cent loss, compensation worth Rs25,000 per hectare or Rs625 per Paari will be given.
Rampal Singh informed that norms for giving relief have been enhanced remarkably following amendments in Revenue Book of Circulars 6-4. Relief of Rs3,500 per hectare will be given for 25 per cent to 50 per cent loss to crops of vegetables, melons and water melons, Rs6,000 per hectare on irrigated crops, Rs6,000 on all-season crops if damaged during six or less months. If crops suffer over 50 per cent loss, relief of Rs5,500 per hectare will be given, Rs10,000 for irrigated crops and Rs9,500 per hectare on all-season crops if damaged during six or less months.
If perennial crops suffer over 50 per cent loss after six or more period after sowing, Rs10,000 per hectare will given as relief for crops of vegetables, Rs13,000 per hectare for vegetable crops grown through plantation, Rs4,000 per hectare for sericulture, ericulture, mulberry and tussar crops and Rs5,000 per hectare or moong crops. According to Revenue Minister, Rs3,000 per hectare relief will be given on 25 per cent to 50 percent loss crops of farmers two hectare or more rain-fed land and Rs4,500 per hectare on irrigated land, Rs4,500 per hectare on loss/damage to all-season sown/planted crops in less than six months and Rs8,000 per hectare on loss/ damage to all-season sown/ planted crops during more than 6 months and Rs8,000 for crops of vegetables.
The Minister informed that Rs4,000 per hectare relief will be given on 25 per cent to 50 per cent loss crops of farmers two hectare or more rain-fed land and Rs7,500 per hectare on irrigated land, Rs9,500 per hectare on loss/damage to all-season sown/planted crops in less than 6 months and Rs10,000 per hectare on loss/damage to all-season crops during more than six months.