Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday announced that drought affected farmers will receive Rs 9,000 per acre whether or not production is hit. In several areas of the state, drought-like situation has arisen due to shortfall in rainfall. It has affected the Kharif crops mainly paddy, minor millets and pulses, an official statement said. The Chief Minister also announced the publication of the biography of Pandwani artist, the late Punaram Nishad, and ‘Nacha-Gammat’ artist, the late Madan Kumar Nishad.
Baghel was interacting with a delegation led by Parliamentary Secretary Kunwar Singh Nishad and Chhattisgarh Fishermen Welfare Board chairman M.R. Nishad here. He said the farmers will be covered under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana after assessing the crop damage.