Chandigarh- Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Shyam Singh Rana knowledgeable that the State Authorities has applied a scheme to offer an incentive of Rs. 4,000 per acre to farmers adopting the Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) technique for paddy cultivation throughout Kharif 2024.The Minister was responding to a query in the course of the Price range Session of the State Vidhan Sabha right here in the present day.
He stated that beneath the scheme, 27,378 farmers within the state have been discovered eligible for advantages, overlaying a complete space of 1,56,891 acres. Out of those, 18,007 farmers cultivating 1,09,245 acres have already been paid an incentive quantity of Rs. 40.36 crore on the price of Rs. 4,000 per acre.
He additional knowledgeable that the fee of Rs. 19.06 crore to 9,371 farmers overlaying 47,646 acres remains to be pending. The delay occurred resulting from a cyberattack on the cloud server, which led to the isolation of the info cluster protected by RailTel Company of India. The division is coordinating with RailTel to revive the info. As soon as the info is restored, the pending funds will likely be launched inside the subsequent month.
Responding to a supplementary query, the Minister additionally stated that the pending claims of farmers beneath the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana are additionally being addressed, and efforts are underway to resolve them on the earliest.
