Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Bhopal, In Madhya Pradesh, the time limit for repaying the loans of farmers for Kharif crop is being extended from March 28 to April 30. This decision has been taken on the request of the farmers. The increase in time limit will lead to an additional interest burden of Rs 60 crore, which will be paid by the state government. Along with this, a decision has also been taken to postpone recovery from hailstorm affected farmers. This was announced by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in his address to the ministers before the cabinet meeting.
Instructions for monitoring wheat procurement
Chief Minister Chouhan also instructed all the ministers to monitor the wheat procurement system in their respective districts. He said that the state government is with the farmer brothers in the calamity arising out of hailstorm. Farmers will be provided relief amount at the rate of Rs 32 thousand per hectare. Relief amount will be made available to the farmers even in case of 25 to 35 percent loss and considering more than 50 percent loss as 100 percent relief will be given. All the ministers should coordinate and monitor the survey work of hail affected fields in their respective areas. It is necessary to ensure that cases of crop insurance scheme are made for the affected farmers and the farmers get the benefit of the scheme in time.
Monitoring of Ladli Bahna Yojana should also be done
The Chief Minister said that recovery from hailstorm affected farmers will be postponed. Its interest will also be paid by the state government. With this, farmers will be able to get loans for the next crop at zero percent interest. The Chief Minister said that so far 6 lakh 96 thousand 522 applications have been filled under the Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana. Efforts will be made to remove the problems that came out from the experiences of three days. Funds are being made available for e-KYC by the state government. Complaints have been received from some places demanding money for e-KYC. Taking quick action on this, the culprits have been punished. The Chief Minister instructed the ministers to regularly monitor the implementation of the scheme in their areas of charge.
