Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday announced special girdawari (revenue survey) of rabi crops affected due to heavy rains and hailstorms in some parts of the state recently.
The special girdawari was ordered for assessment of crop loss so that the farmers can get compensation for damaged crops. The CM made the announcement in the State Assembly here after some members expressed concern over loss of crops due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms.
On Sunday, Haryana's Cooperation Minister Banwari Lal had inspected fields of farmers and interacted with those whose crops were damaged due to rains and hailstorm in Rewari district. In the Assembly, Khattar said that the ‘Meri Fasal Mera Byora Yojana’ portal is in the interest of the farmers of the State. After every six months, the farmer uploads the information of his sown area on this portal. The availability of the maximum information to the Government will certainly be beneficial for the farmers.
Apprising the House on the issues raised during the discussion on the budget address, Khattar apprised the House that the produce of the farmers who are registered on ‘Meri Fasal Mera Byora’ portal will be purchased firstly and later the produce of other farmers not registered on the portal will be purchased. After this, the produce of the farmers of the other neighboring states whether from Uttar Pradesh or Punjab and Rajasthan will be purchased, he added.
The Chief Minister also informed the House that he himself constantly monitors the information on the ‘Meri Fasal Mera Byora Yojana’ portal. He said that as he checked till 3.50 pm on Monday, 44,10,000 acres of land had been registered, which after one hour increased to 44,13,000 acres, which certainly reflects that the farmers are interested in registering their land on this portal.