Gujarat: Rs 3,700-crore relief package to farmers affected by crop loss

Gujarat Leader Minister Vijay Rupani. (Report)

Gujarat Leader Minister Vijay Rupani on Monday introduced a Rs three,700-crore aid bundle to offer aid to farmers whose Kharif vegetation had been broken throughout the monsoon.

“Within the present 12 months, monsoon was once on time… to start with, it rained in the precise share and was once beneficial to the vegetation. The crop manufacturing was once estimated to be just right. However in August, heavy rain flooded many farms and broken vegetation,” stated Rupani, whilst shifting a movement underneath Rule 44 of the Gujarat Meeting. He stated groundnut, paddy, cotton, bajra, pulses and vegetable vegetation have been reportedly broken.

“I’m saying a Rs three,700-crore bundle to lend a hand the farmers,” stated Rupani at the first day of the five-day monsoon consultation that started on Monday.

A survey by way of the agriculture division confirmed that crop loss took place in 37 lakh hectares in 133 talukas of 20 district within the state. The Khedut Samaj, Gujarat (KSG), alternatively, demanded the next reimbursement to farmers who suffered crop loss. In keeping with KSG South Gujarat president, Ramesh Patel, a farmer roughly spends Rs 50,000 on one hectare of paddy crop.

“The state executive’s reimbursement of Rs 10,000 and Rs five,000 in step with hectare is reasonably much less. The relaxation quantity must be higher to lend a hand farmers,” he stated and asked the state executive to verify all of the farmers get the ease,” stated Patel.

Below the comfort bundle that may receive advantages 27 lakh farmers, every farmer is predicted to get Rs 10,000 in step with hectare, acceptable as much as a most of 2 hectares. Farmers who suffered 33 in step with cent or extra losses of their farms shall be eligible. For farmers with small holdings, no less than Rs five,000 shall be paid. To avail the reimbursement, farmers should make on-line programs thru native e-gram centres.

The districts of Saurashtra have been a few of the most influenced this monsoon. About 11 talukas every of Rajkot and Amreli districts and 10 talukas, every of Kutch, Junagadh and Surendranagar will have the benefit of the reimbursement bundle.

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