Ludhiana, Punjab: After facing criticism for paying meagre compensation to cotton growers, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced a package of Rs 600 crore to be disbursed amongst farmers whose crops were damaged by Whitefly attack in the state.
He had asked officers yesterday to start disbursing the Rs 600 crore.
"We are firmly behind the hard working and resilient farmers of the state to help them in this hour of crisis" added Badal.
Whitefly has caused extensive damage to crop in Punjab with 1.36 lakh hectares of area out of 4.50 lakh hectares being affected by pest attack in the state. Farmers have uprooted the totally damaged crop from 11,780 acres area in Muktsar, Fazilka, Bathinda, Mansa, Faridkot and Barnala districts of the state.
The Chief Minister said that it was on record that whenever our farmers had faced any sort of problem, the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP alliance government has come to their rescue.
The government provided free power to farmers worth Rs 28,000 crore on account of tube-well bills in the past. Similarly, the government had bought all grains from the market despite the wheat crop being damaged due to untimely rains in April, said the SAD leader.
Mr Badal said that the state government took every step to resolve the impending sugarcane crisis by ensuring the payment of arrears to the farmers from private and cooperative sugar mills.
He had asked officers yesterday to start disbursing the Rs 600 crore.
"We are firmly behind the hard working and resilient farmers of the state to help them in this hour of crisis" added Badal.
The Chief Minister said that it was on record that whenever our farmers had faced any sort of problem, the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP alliance government has come to their rescue.
Advertisement
Mr Badal said that the state government took every step to resolve the impending sugarcane crisis by ensuring the payment of arrears to the farmers from private and cooperative sugar mills.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
On IPL 2025 Mega Auction Likely Dates, Reports Make Contradictory Claims Ricky Ponting To Bring In Ex-Australia Teammate To Punjab Kings Support Staff? Report Is Revealing "There Will Be Chaos": Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Punjab Rural Polls MK Stalin Asks Centre To Recall Tamil Nadu Governor In Row Over Anthem Tamil Nadu Police's Counter Petition In Supreme Court Against Sadhguru Delhi Ex Minister Satyendar Jain Leaves Jail, Chief Minister Greets Him Harris, Trump Barnstorm Key State Michigan, Where Polls Say They're Tied 2 Brothers Found Dead Amid Rituals In Chhattisgarh: Cops Israel And Iran-Backed Foes Hamas And Hezbollah Vow More War Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.