Rs 967 cr compenstaion for cotton growers in Haryana

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : Mar 11 2016 | 9:02 PM IST
Haryana government today announced compensation of Rs 967 crore for farmers whose cotton crop was damaged due to the whitefly and Leaf Curl virus attack during the Kharif-2015 season last year.
Announcement in this regard was made by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister, Capt. Abhimanyu.
He said Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, gave approval for distribution of the compensation amount of Rs 967,01,29,000 among the affected farmers of five districts through RTGS/NEFT system from March 12, 2016 onwards.
The Revenue Minister said that compensation amounting to Rs 320 crore and Rs 229 crore would be distributed in the districts of Sirsa and Hisar, respectively. Similarly, compensation amounting to Rs 144 crore, Rs 140, crore and Rs 131 crore would be distributed in the districts of Jind, Fatehabad and Bhiwani, respectively.
The compensation amount would be given on the basis of the rates prescribed by the Haryana Government, which were higher than those prescribed by the Union Government.
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First Published: Mar 11 2016 | 9:02 PM IST

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