Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, while presenting the last budget of the second term, opened his bundle for the farmers. The special thing about this budget was that Manohar Lal Khattar announced to waive the loan interest and fine of the farmers of the state. It is believed that this decision of the Haryana government will directly benefit about 5 lakh 47 thousand farmers of the state.
While presenting the budget, Manohar Lal Khattar said that I myself am the son of a farmer, hence I know the pain of the farmers. We have also plowed the fields ourselves. CM Khattar further said that I am announcing Rs 7,276.77 crore for the development of rural areas, while the ex-gratia amount for the families of soldiers martyred in the war is being increased from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1 crore. Also, CM Manohar Lal Khattar said that in the budget it has been decided to open 8 new government veterinary hospitals and 18 new government veterinary dispensaries.
Increase in agricultural production in Haryana
While presenting the budget, Khattar said that agricultural production in Haryana has increased at the rate of 8.1%, which is the highest in the entire country. Khattar said that in the last 3 months, the government has purchased 14 crops at the minimum support price, the money of which has reached the accounts of the farmers. The government has paid Rs 29,876 crore directly into the accounts of the farmers in the Kharif and Rabi crop season 2023. Have deposited in. An amount of Rs 178 crore of Bhavantar assistance has directly reached the accounts of the farmers.
Will give drone training to young farmers
Under an initiative of the state government, the Haryana government will provide training to 500 new young farmers to operate drones, the process of which has been started. The government has distributed 11,007 crop residue machines to the farmers during the year 2023-24. An incentive amount of Rs 139 crore has been distributed to farmers during the year 2023-24. In the year 2023-24, there has been a 67 percent reduction in the cases of stubble burning in the last two years. These cases have reduced to 2303, which were 6987 in 2021-22.
Rs 297 crore has been deposited in the accounts of farmers
So far in the financial year 2023-24, about Rs 297 crore has been deposited in the accounts of farmers as compensation by the Haryana government. The state government said that an area of 52695 acres has been taken using sub-surface and vertical drainage techniques. An amount of about Rs 80 crore has been spent by the government on this work.