MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan transfers 1500 crore to 75 lakh farmers

On Friday (May 7), the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh transferred ₹1500 crore to the financial institution accounts of 75 lakh farmers within the State. The quantity was disbursed beneath the Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana.
As per experiences, Singh knowledgeable that there are 78 lakh farmers in Madhya Pradesh. He added that solely round 24 lakh farmers amongst them can profit from the Minimum Support Price scheme. Madhya Pradesh CM emphasised that beneath the Pradhan Mantri Yojana, farmers with half an acre of land will obtain ₹6000 each year from the Union authorities. He added that about 77 lakh farmers have obtained ₹8,465 crores to this point.
The authorities has procured greater than 1 lakh metric tonnes of gram and 80 lac metric tonnes of wheat from the farmers. The Madhya Pradesh authorities has additionally prolonged the final date of procurement of meals grains from May 5 to May 25. The date for the Indore division has been prolonged solely as much as May 15. The final date for mortgage reimbursement for the farmers of the State have additionally been prolonged.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan addresses farmer organisations, seeks assist to struggle pandemic
Shivraj Singh Chouhan additionally addressed farmers and farmer organisations through video conferencing and reiterated that the federal government is farmer-friendly and can procure each crop from them. He had additionally urged the farmers to assist the federal government within the struggle towards the Coronavirus pandemic. The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister was additionally joined by Agriculture Development Minister Kamal Patel throughout the digital tackle.