New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday visited the flood-affected border village of Badyal Brahmana within the RS Pura sector, the place he assured that the Centre will lengthen all doable help to the individuals of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to an official launch, throughout his arrival, the Minister first visited the fields to evaluate the harm to standing crops. Later, the minister addressed a big gathering of flood victims, together with farmers.
Union Minister Chouhan stated the Central authorities led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands by the individuals of Jammu and Kashmir on this time of disaster.
As per the discharge, the Minister pledged that the Union Government would offer all doable help to the affected inhabitants following consultations with the J&Okay authorities, which might submit studies with respect to the evaluation of damages suffered through the floods. He stated groups from the Ministries of Home Affairs, Jal Shakti, Rural Development and Agriculture have already performed surveys within the affected elements of the Union Territory. They can even submit their studies whereas the evaluation of damages is ongoing. Once the state authorities submits its memoranda, the Central authorities will depart no stone unturned in offering reduction, he stated.
After his go to to Badyal Brahmana, the Minister returned to Jammu metropolis and chaired a overview assembly with the J&Okay authorities. Later, he addressed the media and introduced a slew of reduction measures. Chouhan introduced that one instalment beneath PM-Kisan can be launched instantly to the farmers affected by the floods within the Union Territory.
He additionally introduced that staff within the flood-affected areas would get an extra 50 man-days beneath MGNREGA, rising their entitlement to 150 from the prevailing 100 man-days assured beneath the programme in view of the pure calamity. The Union Minister additionally introduced that farmers would obtain compensation for his or her home animals which perished in flood waters. He stated, as reported by the J&Okay administration, about 5000 homes have been broken, which might be constructed once more, for which he would approve help instantly. The agriculture minister stated that beneath the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Rs. 1,30,000 can be offered for the development of every home, with a separate bathroom. Hailing Self Help Groups for his or her work, he stated, they, too, have suffered losses, and Rs 76 crore can be launched for them, as per the discharge.
Chouhan recommended that the sand collected within the fields on account of floods should be utilized by the farmers in whose land it’s deposited. In this case, he stated the Mining Department of J&Okay should loosen up the rule in favour of the affected farmers.
The agriculture minister stated J&Okay Government has about Rs . 2,499 crore obtainable for catastrophe administration, which will probably be utilised for the current floods, including that if extra funds are required, the Central authorities will lengthen additional help. He stated the J&Okay authorities would take up the renovation of broken canals and embankments with the Central help, as per the discharge. (ANI)