Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said that farmers of the villages whose crops have been damaged due to recent hailstorm, will be given proper compensation and this will be higher than the present compensation of Rs. 12,000 per acre.
Speaking in a programme related to crop failure organized at village Jharothi in Sonipat district, he said this will be announced in the next cabinet meeting.
The Chief Minister made several announcements for the farmers in Jharothi village.
He said that during the Corona period, Rs.16,000 crore were given to the farmers by the State Government.
In 2015, when the crops were damaged due to rain, the money was deposited in the accounts of the farmers in one and a half months. In the previous governments, cheques only up to Rs. 2, 4 and Rs. 10 were given to the farmers.
Khattar added that when the new government was formed in the state, it was decided that no farmer's cheque would be made less than Rs. 500.
In the earlier governments, Rs. 5,700 per acre was given as compensation for crop failure which was enhanced to Rs. 7,500. But when the new government was formed, a compensation of Rs. 12,000 per acre was given.
He said that he has already done aerial inspection of the villages of Gohana, Julana and Kharkhoda blocks for crop failures and a decision regarding this will be taken soon.
He appealed to the people not to get soil removed from the fields as the state government is preparing a scheme in which one lakh acres of land will be repaired from where soil has been lifted and where the problem of water logging is worsening the situation.
Soon a plan in this regard will be made and implemented. In this, the government will bear half the cost and half the cost will have to be given by the owner of the land himself.
He appealed that due to its proximity to Delhi, there are more possibilities of consumption of vegetables so people should insist on sowing green fodder, orchards, vegetables etc and complete cooperation will be given from the government in this regard.