Sonipat: The Haryana government has launched
the 'Gobardhan Yojana' to provide for the sale of organic
manure and cow urine with an aim to benefit farmers, Chief
Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said today.
A provision of Rs 11 crore has been made to provide
benefits of various projects under this scheme, Khattar said
while addressing villagers at a 'Kisan Samman Samaroh' in
Nizampur village of Sonipat district.
He also distributed cheques of the 'Fasal Bima Yojana' to
farmers at the event.
Appreciating the Union Budget, the chief minister said it
met the expectations, hopes and aspirations of the people.
"The Gobardhan Yojana would help in doubling the income
of farmers and next time, the MSP would be given with
additional benefit of 50 per cent over the cost of
production," he said, according to an official release.
He said the previous Congress government kept talking
about implementing the Swaminathan Commission report, but
never did so.
"It is the present government which has done it. Loans at
affordable rates are being provided to the farmers and a four
per cent rate of interest was being borne by the state
government. Today, the opposition parties have no issue to
rake up," he said.
Khattar said during the tenure of previous governments,
farmers used to get cheques for of a measly sum of Rs 2 in
case of damage caused to their crops, but today cheques for up
to Rs 5.5 lakh are being given to farmers.
"This has become possible due to the farmer-friendly
policies purued by the BJP Government," he said.
Farmers and agriculture top the list of priorities of the
state government, he further said.
"A crop cluster development programme has been started at
a cost of Rs 570 crore to promote horticulture. As many as
1,940 clusters have been started under this programme where
production of single crop is being promoted," he said.
PTI
