Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami announces Rs 600 crore relief to five lakh farmers
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Last Updated: Jan 02, 2021, 09:58 PM IST
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The assistance would be directly credited to the bank accounts of farmers from January 7, Palaniswami said in an official release.
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Similarly, the Chief Minister hiked assistance under the perennial crops category to Rs 25,000 from the present Rs 18,000 per hectare.
Chennai: Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday announced Rs 600 crore relief assistance to about five lakh farmers, whose crops on 3.10 lakh plus hectares were hit due to the recent back to back cyclones in Tamil Nadu. A norm that permitted relief only upto a maximum of two hectares has been relaxed in view of the losses suffered by ryots and the assistance shall cover loss in its entirety without any upper limit, Palaniswami said.
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CHENNAI: Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday announced Rs 600 crore relief assistance to around five lakh farmers who lost agricultural and horticultural crops over 3,10,589.63 hectares during the heavy rains and winds caused by the cyclones Nivar and Burevi recently. He has substantially hiked the assistance to farmers above the amount prescribed in the National Disaster Relief Fund guidelines.
The Chief Minister, in a statement here, said the relief assistance (input subsidy) of Rs 600 crore would be credited directly to the bank accounts of the farmers from January 7. The additional amount granted by the Chief Minister as input subsidy would be borne by the Tamil Nadu government.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Announces Rs 600 Crore Relief To Five Lakh Farmers Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Announces Rs 600 Crore Relief To Five Lakh Farmers The assistance would be directly credited to the bank accounts of farmers from January 7, K Palaniswami said in an official release.
Chief Minister hiked assistance under the perennial crops category to Rs 25,000 (File)
Chennai:
Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday announced Rs 600 crore relief assistance to about five lakh farmers, whose crops on 3.10 lakh plus hectares were hit due to the recent back to back cyclones in Tamil Nadu.
A norm that permitted relief only upto a maximum of two hectares has been relaxed in view of the losses suffered by ryots and the assistance shall cover loss in its entirety without any upper limit, Mr Palaniswami said.
Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday announced Rs 600 crore relief assistance to about five lakh farmers, whose crops on 3.10 lakh plus hectares were hit due to the recent back to back cyclones in Tamil Nadu. A norm that permitted relief only upto a maximum of two hectares has been relaxed in view of the losses suffered by ryots and the assistance shall cover loss in its entirety without any upper limit, Palaniswami said. The assistance would be directly credited to the bank accounts of farmers from January 7, he said in an official release. Palaniswami said agricultural and horticultural crops on 3,10,589.63 hectares were affected in Tamil Nadu due to the Nivar and Burevi cyclones witnessed during November-December last year. Farmers, who bore huge production cost, were hit badly due to the storms, he added.
The amount will be credited into their accounts from January 7, says CM
Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Saturday announced ₹600 crore in input relief for farmers affected by Cyclone Nivar and Burevi.
“The relief is meant for agricultural and horticultural crops raised on 3,10,589.63 hectares and five lakh farmers. The amount will be credited into their accounts from January 7,” he said in a release.
NDRF guidelines
The relief has been announced in accordance with the guidelines of the National Disaster Relief Fund. It has been increased from ₹13,500 to ₹20,000 per hectare for the damage to paddy cultivated in areas with irrigation facilities and in dry areas. As for the crops other than paddy grown in