The Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren is committed to the economic self-reliance of the farmers of the state. In order to provide relief to the farmers affected by the drought, the applications of the affected farmers are being received continuously on the Chief Minister's Drought Relief Scheme. State Agriculture Minister Badal said that until the last drought-affected farmer of the state does not get the benefit of the relief scheme, registration of farmers will continue on the Mukhyamantri Drought Relief Scheme portal.
Badal said that so far 17 lakh 50 thousand 814 beneficiaries have registered in the state, out of which 9,13,410 are farmers who have not sown till now. Apart from this, there are 6,69,007 farmers whose crop damage is more than 33 per cent. One lakh 68 thousand 397 landless agricultural labourers have been registered on the portal. Maximum farmers of Palamu, Deoghar and Garhwa have registered for relief. Badal has directed the officials to speed up the verification of land documents of the applications received so that relief can be provided to the maximum number of farmers of the state.