Rs15K relief for damaged crops, says Agri Minister

Chandigarh, November 10

Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister JP Dalal met Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala at New Delhi last evening, and discussed various schemes.

Dalal told the Union Agriculture Minister that the Haryana Government had increased the compensation amount for damaged crops from Rs 12,000 to Rs 15,000.

While meeting Rupala, Dalal apprised him of the developments in milk production, animal husbandry and fisheries in the state.

Rupala said the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana aimed at helping farmers increase income by adopting fish rearing. Under this scheme, 40 per cent financial assistance was provided to the general category beneficiaries and 60 per cent to the Scheduled Caste beneficiaries, he said. — TNS