Farmers Movement Archive

Shivraj Singh Chouhan transfers Rs 400 crore to 20 lakh farmers in MP

BHOPAL: Reiterating his commitment to make Madhya Pradesh prosperous and developed state, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that development has picked up again and several stalled projects have been started. Addressing a state-level programme organised for the transfer of benefits worth Rs 400 crore by a single click to 20 lakh farmers of the state under the Chief Minister Kisan Kalyan Yojana in Sagar on Saturday, Chouhan said more development plans would be chalked out as per need. Chouhan said that Rs 400 crore will be deposited in February and March in accounts of farmers. On this occasion, he also performed bhoomi-pujan and dedicated development works worth Rs430 crore. The chief minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had started the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana and started work of depositing Rs6,000 each to farmers’ accounts. “The Congress government did not send the list of farmers to the Centre, but, soon after coming to power we sent a list of 78 lakh farmers. We also decided to provide an additional assistance of Rs4,000 per annum to the farmers in two installments. The government has not discriminated against any farmer in extending the benefit, whether small or marginal farmer all have benefitted”, Chouhan said. Stating that despite the tight fiscal condition of the state, a sum of Rs85,000 crore was deposited in the accounts of farmers and other beneficiaries under different schemes. Chouhan said that farmers should not worry. The government will repay the burden of interest on them during the loan waiver. Stating that Sambal Yojana is the strength of the poor, Chouhan said state government would also bear the fee for medical and engineering students under the scheme. Chouhan ly criticised the Kamal Nath government for discontinuing the scheme. Soon mass marriages under Mukhya Mantri Kanyadaan scheme will start again and about two crore Ayushman cards have been made in the state to cover for their medical emergencies, he said. Referring to the new farm laws, Chouhan said the Prime Minister has enacted them in the interest of farmers. “Rumours and speculations about shutting down mandis are baseless and on the contrary mandi fees have been slashed”, he said. On the occasion, Chouhan interacted virtually with farmers of Jabalpur, Guna and other districts and said procurement of wheat, gram and lentils on support price will start in the state from March 15.

The Times of India

2021-01-31

Bhopal