With the provision of assured income support of Rs 6,000 per year to farmers having agricultural land up to 2 hectare in the Interim Union Budget announced on Friday for FY 2019-20, small and marginal farmers in Jharkhand will be the biggest beneficiaries.
Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Friday said 22 lakh farmers of the State will get double benefits of the ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi’ scheme of the Union government as well the recently launched ‘Mukhyamantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana’ of the State government. The two schemes will provide a minimum of Rs 11,000 a year to the farmers of the State and many farmers in the State will get Rs 31,000 a year, he added.
Talking to media persons after the Interim Budget announcements here on Friday, the CM said provision of Rs 75,000 crore has been made in the budget to make their present and future better. “Jharkhand’s farmers will get maximum benefits with the budget. The State Government has already announced provision of Rs 5,000 for farmers possessing land upto five acres. In today’s budget Rs 6,000 income assurance has been announced for farmers having upto two hectares of agricultural land,” he said.
“As many as 22 lakh farmers of the State will get a minimum of Rs 11,000 per year and those possessing five acres of land will get Rs 31,000 per year. This way the Centre and the State government have taken a big step in supporting the farmers of the State,” he added.
The CM said that the budget is focused on development of rural economy, poor, labourers, women and youths. “After independence today the PM has taken a historic decision by giving tax rebates to the middle class. Now till 7 lakh one doesn’t have to pay tax till income of Rs 6.5 lakh if makes investments,” he added.
Several other benefits have been announced for labourers including hike in their gratuity, accidental death, compensation, bonus increase, pension benefits etc, said the CM. Das also hailed the announcements made in the Budget for cattle rearing schemes, fisheries, Ayushman Bharat, anti corruption schemes, DBT schemes, reservation for people of economically weaker sections of society etc.
“The Budget is a balanced one to take the country on the path of multidimensional development. This will ensure ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. The Opposition parties should accept the budget because this is a budget of New India, which includes all.
So, the Opposition parties should accept it and work for the betterment of the nation. The people of the country have undeniable faith in the Prime Minister and there is not even an iota of doubt that the NDA will form Government after the 2019 elections,” he said.