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‘Self-help can improve’ earnings of farmers Ludhiana, June 1 “These are some of the farm operations and home chores that do not require any government support or intervention for sustainable agriculture or assured family incomes,” said PAU’s Director of Extension Education Dr S.S. Gill while addressing progressive farmers at Kandhala Jattan village in Hoshiarpur yesterday. Dr Gill was participating in an interface between PAU scientists and farmers under the “Niche Area Research Scheme”, which envisages creating awareness and educating farmers on optimum use of water and to maintain soil health. “Farmers, vegetable growers in particular, can join hands to form small self-help marketing groups to sell their produce without involving middleman and thus earn better price for their produce,” he said. Referring to on time sowing of crops, he said transplanting paddy after June 15, as recommended by the PAU, did not require coaxing by the government. Since groundwater belonged to farmers, it was in their interest to delay paddy sowing and save water, as also power. Developing two kanal organic kitchen gardens to grow vegetables and pulses would fulfil the kitchen needs of an average-size family of four to six and save on liquid cash, he opined. He quoted the example of a farmer of Sangrur, who in the past three decades had never bought vegetables or pulses from the market. “The only kitchen expenses he has are on sugar, tea leaves and salt,” he added. Dr Gill urged farmers to exercise austerity on social occasions rather than diverting hard-earned money, including loans raised from banks or private money lenders, on ostentatious marriages, etc. or diverting loans to non-farm activities. Dr Gill said if farmers were to plant five trees like neem, tahli, etc. and five different kind of fruit plants at their tubewells, they would help turn Punjab green and also provide fruit and nutrition to their families. Member of the PAU Board of Management Supinder Kaur Cheema called upon women to become proactive in decision making in homes and work. Several specialists from PAU interacted with the farmers.
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Weather insurance scheme for farmers launched Ludhiana, June 1 The new policy will be available in and around five weather stations- Jagraon, Samrala, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur and Nawanshahr. Speaking at the launch, Mr Ajit Narain, Managing Director and CEO, said: “Barish Bima Yojana aims to secure the livelihood of farmers by reducing the risk and uncertainties arising from dependence on weather, which is perceived to be the biggest problem facing them. Our endeavor is to serve the farmers with better products and services to ensure that they are protected from risks of any kind.” Talking about the importance of the policy for Punjab, Mr N. N. Kedia, Executive Director of the ITGI, said:“The BBY policy has received tremendous response from the farmers and state co-operatives across the country. In 2005 – 06, it touched the lives of 16, 430 farmers by a sale of 1,231 policies, a sharp rise from 3, 237 farmers and 75 policies in 2004-05, when it was launched under a pilot project. We hope to get a great response from Punjab as well, the state being the agricultural hub of India.” The policy is an index-based reinsurance driven product that caters to the needs of the farmers as well as to the state co-operatives in India. It provides cover for anticipated deficiency in crop yield due to deficient rainfall during the monsoon months (June-September). At the end of the policy period, the weighted actual rainfall is compared to the weighted normal rainfall and the graded claim payout is made as per claim payout table. The policy is sold as a group policy through cooperative societies and co-operative banks.
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From School and Colleges Our Correspondent Ludhiana, June 1 Kiranpreet Kaur (77.4 per cent) stands fourth, Isha Chowdhry (76.4 per cent) is eighth and Abha Goel and Chetna (75.8 per cent) are joint ninth. College turns
co-educational SCD Government College has been converted into a co-educational college in science subjects from the academic year 2006-07. Girl students will get admission in B.Sc (medical, non-medical). On his recent visit, DPI Colleges, Kanwaljeet Singh had allowed the college to admit girls in science subjects. The DPI had also agreed in principal to give sanction to renovate the swimming pool and a grant to
renovate it. Toy-making workshops held Teachers of BVM School, Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar, taught at least 700 students attending workshops on soft toy making, mehndi, best out of waste, model making, mathematic and science, web designing, thumb painting and oil painting. Hobby classes BVM Shishu Vatika, Cemetry Road, will hold hobby classes of dance, music, art and craft and drawing from June 1 to June 10. Summer camps The summer camp at KVM School, city branch, concluded yesterday. The students learnt yoga, craft, music, dance and pottery. The personality development programme included good mannerism, positive thinking, public speaking gaining confidence and table manners. A summer camp was inaugurated at BCM Dugri here today. The camp would end on June 10. The students would learn playing casio and tabla, cooking, dancing, thumb painting and vegetable painting.
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Mahal for speeding up judicial system Ludhiana, June 1 He said this while addressing a function organised by the District Bar Association to felicitate newly posted judges here. He said litigants wanted speedy justice and it was only possible if there was co-ordination between the Bench and the Bar. Earlier, he along with Judicial Magistrates Charanjit Arora, Ranjan Khullar, Kuldeep Singh were welcomed by Bar Association president Naval Kishore Chibber and secretary Rajneesh Gupta. Mr Chibber, Mr Gupta and senior lawyer S.R. Wadhera said lawyers expect recognition from the judiciary. Sharing the problems faced by lawyers, they said sometimes it was difficult for them to shuttle to and fro from the District Courts Complex to the District Consumers Forum, located around 3 km from the complex, to attend their cases.
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Consumer Forum issues notice to ICICI Bank Ludhiana May 31 The notice was issued by the forum taking congnisance of an application by Pawan Kumar, owner of M/S Citi Overseas, Haibowal Kalan, Ludhiana, as to why it failed to comply with the orders of the forum. Earlier, the Consumer Forum had ordered ICICI Bank to make the payment of Rs 13180 alongwith interest to the aggrieved consumer in its judgement dated January 11, 2006. The consumer had alleged that he was advanced a loan of Rs 1,40,000 by the bank for getting a car financed. But instead of making the payment of Rs 1,40,000, the bank paid only Rs 1,27,640 to the car dealer. So, the remaining amount should have been refunded.
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