Millet to be included in relief scheme for Haryana farmers
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 28
The state government has decided to include bajra (millets) in the ‘Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojana’ in the interest of farmers of the state.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said here today that Haryana would be the first state in the country to include bajra in this scheme. He said considering the difference in the average market price and the MSP of bajra, the registered farmers on the ‘Meri Fasal-Mera Byora’ portal would be given Rs 600 per quintal on the average yield.
The MSP for Bajra has been fixed at Rs 2,250 per quintal. It has been decided to compensate only those farmers of the state who have registered on ‘Meri Fasal-Mera Byora’ portal for buying millet. To maintain the yield price, the government agency will buy 25 per cent of the produce.
He said in the kharif season this year, 2.71 lakh farmers had registered on the portal for millet. About 8.65 lakh acres of land has been verified. As soon as the procurement starts, Rs 600 per quintal will be paid according to the average yield through the DBT in the accounts of the farmers.
In kharif crops, in addition to millet, the purchase of moong, maize and paddy will start from October 1, and the purchase of groundnut from November 2021. Apart from this, the state government is also going to procure toor, urad and sesame for the first time, which will start from December 1.
