Haryana: Dedicated to Farmers' Welfare | 21 Feb 2024

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According to Governor Dattatreya, the government has always given top priority to the welfare and upliftment of the poor, farmers, youth and women.

Key Points

• The government is tirelessly working for the all-round, all-encompassing and inclusive development of the state based on education, health, security, self-reliance, self respect, service and good governance.
  • Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, an amount of ₹4,157.73 crore has been directly deposited into the accounts of 19.94 lakh farmers of the state in the last four years.
  • The state government has set a unique example by purchasing 14 crops at the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
  • A sum of ₹90,000 crore has been directly deposited into the accounts of the farmers registered on the 'Meri Fasal Mera Byora' portal while ₹836.12 crore has been deposited into the bank accounts of the bajra producing farmers under the Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana.
• Under the Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme, claims worth about ₹8,178 crore have been given to 32.06 lakh farmers whose crops were damaged.
  • The government has implemented the natural farming scheme to protect soil health from degradation and discourage the use of hazardous pesticides.
• Under the 'Mera Pani-Meri Virasat' scheme, a financial assistance of about ₹117.22 crore has been provided at the rate of ₹7,000 per acre for sowing alternative crops instead of paddy across 1.72 thousand acres of land.
• The governor said the farmers, who repay their loans on time, have been granted the facility of interest-free crop loans.
• The state government has notified the Haryana Ex-Situ Management of Paddy Straw Policy, 2023, to make stubble a source of income for the farmers and to protect the environment.
  • This policy will focus on increasing private investment in straw-based projects and ensuring the use of straw by incentivizing the farmers.
  • The target is to eliminate the problem of crop residue burning by 2027 under this policy.
• The government has gone beyond the individual identity card 'Aadhaar' and made a system of identification of the family in the form of 'Parivar Pehchan Patra', making it a medium to deliver benefits of government schemes to every family.
• Government has launched a strong campaign against corruption.
  • In 2023, the Anti-Corruption Bureau registered 205 cases, conducted 152 raids and arrested 186 government employees, including 30 gazetted officers, 156 non-gazetted officers and 40 private persons.
• The governor said the government is making efforts to increase the number of women police personnel in the Haryana Police from 10 to 15%.