Punjab Approves Coverage For Giving Reduction To Cotton Selecting Farm Labourers
The cupboard assembly was once chaired by means of Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. (Record)
Chandigarh:
The Punjab Cupboard on Wednesday authorized a coverage formulated for extending reduction to cotton selecting farm labourers suffering from the wear brought about to the crop by means of the purple bollworm pest assault.
With this determination, 10 in line with cent of the entire reimbursement can be equipped to the farm labourers suffering from the pest assault on cotton crop, in keeping with a central authority observation.
Purple bollworm assault had brought about in depth harm to cotton crop in Mansa, Sangrur, Bathinda, Sri Muktsar Sahib and Barnala districts.
The Punjab govt remaining month introduced liberating a sum of over Rs 416 crore to compensate cotton growers for his or her crop loss because of purple bollworm pest assault.
Of this quantity, 10 in line with cent can be given to the cotton selecting staff as reduction.
At the factor of post-matric scholarship for scheduled caste scholars, the cupboard deliberated upon the hardships confronted by means of the SC scholars who’re beneficiaries of the scheme.
It was once highlighted that the Centre had stopped giving its proportion of 60 in line with cent beneath this scheme from 2016, it mentioned.
Resultantly, the Cupboard made up our minds that the state govt would undergo its legal responsibility of 40 in line with cent amounting to Rs 433.96 crore, which might be launched in two installments throughout the monetary years 2021-22 and 2022-23.
The cupboard assembly was once chaired by means of Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.
