Claiming that the State Government has fulfilled the demand of farmers, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said that the price of sugarcane has been increased from Rs 340 per quintal to Rs 350 per quintal, highest in the country.
Interacting with media persons, the Chief Minister said that the opposition is using issues regarding farmers as political gimmicks while in reality the Government is doing everything in the interest of the farmers.
Khattar said that despite the price of sugar not being high enough in the market, the State Government has decided to increase sugarcane price by Rs 10 per quintal on the demand of farmers and now these prices have increased from Rs 340 per quintal to Rs 350 per quintal which is the highest in the country. He said for the benefit of farmers, the power supply period for agricultural tubewells in seven districts has been increased from 8 hours to 10 hours for the Rabi sowing season.
FEE FOR ENTIRE MBBS COURSE ONLY RS 4 LAKHS
Accusing Opposition leaders of spreading rumours over MBBS fee, the Chief Minister clarified that the fees of MBBS which was earlier Rs 60,000 per year, has been increased to Rs 80,000 per year. In response to a question asked regarding the increase of fees of MBBS, Khattar said that a bond of Rs 10 lakh will be filled by the students pursuing MBBS in Government Medical Colleges and this bond will be a prerequisite for getting a government job. He said that in private medical colleges, fees of Rs 12 to 15 lakhs are charged every year whereas in spite of increasing the fees in government colleges, the fee for the entire course of MBBS is only Rs 4 lakhs.
RELAXATION OF 2 HOURS FOR FIRECRACKERS ON DIWALI
The Chief Minister said that a ban has been imposed to burst firecrackers this year due to Covid-19 pandemic, but now a relaxation of 2 hours has been given. He said Diwali is a festival of happiness and everyone celebrates this festival in their own unique way and people express their happiness by bursting crackers and it has been a tradition of Indian festivals. This year a ban was imposed to burst firecrackers due to Covid-19 pandemic, but now a relaxation of 2 hours has been given.
The Chief Minister said that the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal have given permission to burst crackers for a limited time period due to increasing pollution in Delhi.
He said, “It is our collective responsibility to maintain ecological balance. We have to keep this in mind while celebrating festivals and other occasions like Diwali,” he added. Khattar said that guidelines in this regard are issued from time to time by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board.