Preparations for distribution of bonus amount started, good news for farmers

Raipur. Chhattisgarh government has started rapidly implementing the guarantee given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After the acceptance of Prime Minister’s residence to more than 18 lakh families of the state and the implementation of the promise of purchasing 21 quintals of paddy per acre from the farmers at Rs 3100, now preparations for paying the two years’ outstanding bonus to the farmers have started in full swing. Has been. Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai has said that on the occasion of National Good Governance Day, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on December 25, we will distribute the bonus amount of Rs 3716 crore to the farmers of the state for the outstanding paddy of Kharif marketing year 2014-15 and 2015-16. Will pay Rs 38 lakh 96 thousand.

It is noteworthy that as a guarantee from Modi, the government had promised to pay the dues of two years to the farmers of the state. To fulfill this promise, in compliance with the instructions of Chief Minister Sai, preparations have been started in full swing by the Agriculture Department. Under the order issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, farmers will be paid a bonus (Paddy Procurement Incentive Scheme) at the rate of Rs 300 per quintal in lieu of the paddy procured at the support price in the above two years. The payment of bonus amount will be scheduled from state level to development block level on 25th December. On this occasion, Chief Minister Sai will communicate with the farmer brothers through video conferencing. In the program organized at the development block level, certificates of paddy production incentive will also be provided to the beneficiary farmers by local public representatives and dignitaries.