Maharashtra govt pronounces new incentive for paddy farmers
3 min readExpress News Service
The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday had supplied Rs 15,000 per hectare as an incentive to paddy farmers.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stated that the state authorities has earmarked Rs 1000 crore to assist the farmers. He additionally stated that this determination will profit 5 lakh farmers within the state.
Earlier the Maharashtra authorities supplied Rs 700 per quintal as an incentive for paddy growers, however this scheme was misused.
“It was found out that to avail the benefit of this incentive scheme, the neighbouring states also started bringing their paddy to sell in Maharashtra. In this scheme, the farmers were allowed to sell upto 50 quintals of paddy. But in most places, farmers availed the benefits for more than 50 quintals. Some of the farmers were deprived of the benefits whereas others misused the scheme,” stated a senior authorities official on the grounds of anonymity.
He additional added, “There were several complaints received against this scheme. Therefore, it was decided that rather than offering the incentive per quintal, the government decided to offer it per hectare. So, only the actual farmers from Maharashtra will be able to avail of the scheme.”
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole stated that he had demanded Rs 25,000 per hectare as an incentive for these farmers, however the state authorities supplied solely Rs 15,000.
“Most of the farmers are going after the cash crops and that depleted paddy and food gain growing fields in Maharashtra. If this trend continues, then the state or the country, to a larger extent will face a shortage of foodgrains therefore the state government has to offer as much incentive to attract the farmers who grow paddy or foodgrain crops,” Patole stated.
The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday had supplied Rs 15,000 per hectare as an incentive to paddy farmers.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stated that the state authorities has earmarked Rs 1000 crore to assist the farmers. He additionally stated that this determination will profit 5 lakh farmers within the state.
Earlier the Maharashtra authorities supplied Rs 700 per quintal as an incentive for paddy growers, however this scheme was misused.
“It was found out that to avail the benefit of this incentive scheme, the neighbouring states also started bringing their paddy to sell in Maharashtra. In this scheme, the farmers were allowed to sell upto 50 quintals of paddy. But in most places, farmers availed the benefits for more than 50 quintals. Some of the farmers were deprived of the benefits whereas others misused the scheme,” stated a senior authorities official on the grounds of anonymity.
He additional added, “There were several complaints received against this scheme. Therefore, it was decided that rather than offering the incentive per quintal, the government decided to offer it per hectare. So, only the actual farmers from Maharashtra will be able to avail of the scheme.”
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole stated that he had demanded Rs 25,000 per hectare as an incentive for these farmers, however the state authorities supplied solely Rs 15,000.
“Most of the farmers are going after the cash crops and that depleted paddy and food gain growing fields in Maharashtra. If this trend continues, then the state or the country, to a larger extent will face a shortage of foodgrains therefore the state government has to offer as much incentive to attract the farmers who grow paddy or foodgrain crops,” Patole stated.
