Mamata Banerjee says her government is committed to the welfare of farmers. (File)
The average annual income of farmers in West Bengal has tripled during the past eight years of Trinamool Congress (TMC) rule, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed today.
Paying her tribute to former prime minister and farmers' leader Chaudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary, Ms Banerjee, who is also the TMC chief, said distribution of Kisan Credit Cards has increased 2.5 times over this period.
"Homage to Chaudhary Charan Singh, former prime minister, on his birth anniversary. This day is also observed as Kisan Diwas. My best wishes to all the farmers in the country on the occasion," she tweeted tagging former MP of Lok Sabha and grandson of Chaudhary Charan Singh Jayant Chaudhary.
"The average annual income of farmers has tripled from Rs 91,000 (in 2010-11) to Rs 2.91 lakh (in 2018). Distribution of Kisan Credit Cards has increased 2.5 times from 27 lakh in 2011 to 69 lakh in 2019. Our Govt in Bangla is committed to the welfare of farmers," she added.
Referring to the state's crop insurance policy, Ms Banerjee said it was run by her government without any help from the Centre. She said that the "Krishak Bandhu" scheme, launched by her government, will benefit around 72 lakh farmer families.
Born in 1902 in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh, Charan Singh was the country's prime minister between July 1979 and January 1980.