Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar lal on Saturday said Maize will also be procured on Minimum Support Price in Haryana after the government’s decision to restart the procurement of bajra and sunflower seeds on Minimum Support Price (MSP) which was discontinued by the previous government.
Bajra and Maize so purchased would be utilised under Public Distribution System (PDS).
Addressing a gathering in Karnal, he said that with the setting up of new cooperative sugar mill, 60 lakh quintal of sugarcane would be crushed during the crushing season besides generating 15 MW of electricity. Out of the total electricity produced by this mill, 10.50 MW would be sold to the power utilities which would generate an additional income of Rs 15 crore to the sugar mill.
Earlier, he was presented with cheques of Rs 50 crore each by Chairman, HARCO Bank, Gulshan Bhatia and Chairman, Hafed, Harwinder Kalyan as a financial assistance for the setting up of this new sugar mill.
He said that with a view to ensure that the farmers sell their produce online in any part of the State and on remunerative prices, the State Government has made 54 mandis online whereas the remaining 54 mandis would soon be made online. He also exhorted the farmers to switch over to micro irrigation to flood irrigation to save water adding that the subsidy on micro irrigation has been increased from 60 per cent to 80 per cent.
Minister of State for Cooperation, Manish Kumar Grover said that the State Government has made a payment of Rs 1088 crore to the sugar mills in the State during the last three years.