Ensure farmers receive crop loss compensation before Baisakhi: Punjab CM Mann to officials
Team Udayavani, Apr 2, 2023, 6:35 PM IST
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday asked officials to expedite the process of special ‘girdawari’ (revenue survey) to assess crop damage due to inclement weather and ensure that farmers receive compensation before Baisakhi.
Baisakhi will be celebrated on April 14.
Untimely rains, hailstorm and high-velocity winds have damaged wheat and other crops in many areas of Punjab. The state government has announced a 25 per cent hike in compensation for crop loss due to the vagaries of weather.
In a statement issued here, Mann asked all the MLAs to meet the affected farmers.
”The MLAs should meet the farmers and listen to their grievances. Likewise, the officers should make sure that the special ‘girdawari’ is completed soon so that we can disburse compensation before Baisakhi,” Mann said in a statement here.
Expressing solidarity with the farmers who lost their crops due to rain and hailstorm, Mann said his government is with the food growers in this hour of crisis.
He said the loss of every single penny will be compensated.
The chief minister said he is personally monitoring the entire drive to ensure that the affected farmers are compensated in the most transparent and expeditious manner.
Duly compensating the affected farmers remains the top priority of his government, he said.
There will be zero tolerance towards any laxity or lapse found at any level in the government machinery during the ‘girdawari’, Mann warned.
Before ‘girdawari’, public announcements are being made to ensure that people are aware of it, he said, adding that the 25 per cent hike in compensation has been announced to provide a healing touch to the farmers.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
ISRO releases ISSAR 2023 report on vulnerability of space assets to collisions
No CM can remain absent for long, it’s against national interest: Delhi HC on Kejriwal
Court convicts four accused, acquits 10 in 2015 Malvani hooch tragedy
ICG apprehends Indian fishing boat with 173 kg of narcotics; two crew members detained
Ahead of phase 3 polls, Congress and BJP spar in MP over quotas, Muslim appeasement
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
ISRO releases ISSAR 2023 report on vulnerability of space assets to collisions
Hunasagi: MLA Bairati Basavaraj’s car overturned
No CM can remain absent for long, it’s against national interest: Delhi HC on Kejriwal
Cricket for the Blind: A Transformative Journey Empowering Visually Impaired Athletes
China lifts restrictions, gives all clear nod for Tesla cars as Musk lobbies hard in surprise visit to Beijing