listing the major initiatives taken by the SAD-BJP alliance Government for the welfare of farmers in last more than nine years, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday said that the State Government has taken unprecedented steps to ensure the wellbeing of food growers of the country.
The Chief Minister while interacting with the mediapersons on the sidelines of Sangat Darshan programme in Dirbha Assembly segment here said that in a major pro-farmers decision, the State Government has framed “The Punjab Settlement of Agricultural Indebtedness Act 2016”, which aims to provide a framework for expeditious determination and settlement of non-institutional agricultural debt.
Reiterating commitment of the State Government to save every single drop of water, Badal said that they would not allow the construction of Sutlej Yamuna link canal at any cost.
He said that in another historic decision it has been decided that all the farmers would be provided a health insurance cover of `50,000 and an insurance of `5 lakh in case of accidental death or incapacitation of head of family. He added that the State Government is providing free power to farmers worth `5,000 crore annually.
Highlighting the significance of Sangat Darshan program, the Chief Minister said that it is a flagship program of his government from the first day ever since he assumed the office. He said that this program finds no parallel across the country as no other Chief Minister bothers to spare so much time for the people by solving their problems at their doorsteps.