Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that 10 per cent of loan taken by farmers for seeds and fertilisers will be paid by the State Government. The government is making efforts to chalk out a crop insurance scheme under which farmers can get relief against cent percent loss to their crops due to recurring climate changes.
The State Government is also considering instituting Farmers Welfare Fund. The Chief Minister stated this at state level Krishi Mahotsav on the premises of Gwalior Vyapar Mela on Saturday. He also inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 135 construction works costing Rs 20.46 crore. The programme was presided over by Union Steel and Mining Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Women and Child Development Minister Maya Singh and Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Narottam Mishra were also present.
He said that a number of measures have been undertaken for farmers’ welfare in Madhya Pradesh. For maintaining smile on the faces of farmers, it is necessary to make agriculture profitable.
Chouhan informed that lining work has been completed upto 425 kms in Chambal canal system.