Chandigarh/New Delhi, March 13 : Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that farmers’ welfare is at the center of the government’s policies. The government is purchasing all crops at Minimum Support Price (MSP). Since the year 2021-22, a total of Rs. 1.25 lakh crore has been directly transferred to farmers’ bank accounts for food grains procured at MSP.
Targeting the opposition, Shri Saini said that opposition leaders are misleading farmers on MSP. He shared that during the Congress regime in 2014, only 30.07 lakh metric tonnes of paddy were procured. However, in 2024-25, the procurement has increased to 53.99 lakh metric tonnes. This clearly shows that the government is buying nearly twice as much paddy as before. In 2014, the MSP for common paddy was Rs. 1,310 per quintal, whereas now, the MSP for Grade-A paddy is Rs. 2,320 per quintal and for common paddy, it is Rs. 2,300 per quintal, shared the Chief Minister.
Technical reforms introduced to curb corruption in Agriculture sector-CM
The Chief Minister said that the government has introduced technical improvements to benefit farmers by saving time and reducing corruption.
No shortage of Urea and DAP fertilizers for Farmers, Assures CM
The Chief Minister mentioned that the government ensures an adequate supply of urea during the sowing season. For the Rabi season 2024-25, 14.26 lakh metric tonnes of urea fertilizer were made available in the state, out of which 12.23 lakh metric tonnes have already been used, he said.
Shri Saini further shared that during the previous Rabi season, the sale of urea stood at 11.06 lakh metric tonnes. At present, 2.02 lakh metric tonnes of urea are still available in the state. Farmers will not face any shortage of urea and DAP fertilizers in the upcoming season either, he said.
Farmers, Labourers have rejected Congress- CM
Taking a dig at the opposition, the Chief Minister said that now that farmers and laborers have rejected the Congress, its leaders are suddenly remembering farmers’ interests. The Congress ruled the country for over five and a half decades. If they had truly cared about farmers and laborers, they would not be facing this situation today, said Sh. Nayab Singh Saini.
Congress trapped farmers in debt, made them landless, we are providing relief-CM
The Chief Minister said that farmers, through their hard work, have made the country self-reliant in food production and even reached a position where India can export agricultural produce. However, Congress, in return, trapped farmers in a web of debt. In contrast, the present central and state governments have launched one-time settlement schemes to reduce farmers’ debt burdens, providing them with significant relief, said Sh. Nayab Singh Saini.
The Chief Minister further said that, in Haryana, the Congress government made farmers landless by acquiring land. They favored colonizers under the guise of Change of Land Use (CLU) and promoted corruption. However, the present state government has been working effectively for the past ten and a half years to ensure farmers’ prosperity and make agriculture more profitable, said Sh. Nayab Singh Saini.
In 10 years, Congress gave Rs. 1,156 crore compensation to farmers, while we gave Rs. 14,300 crore
The Chief Minister shared that the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana has been implemented to compensate farmers for crop losses due to natural calamities. The government has increased the compensation amount from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 15,000 per acre, he said.
He further shared that in the past 10 years, the government has provided Rs. 14,300 crore as compensation to farmers, whereas the Congress government, during its entire tenure, had given only Rs. 1,156 crore. Out of this, Rs. 271 crore was paid by our government in 2015, shared Sh. Nayab Singh Saini.
The Chief Minister said that under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, a total of Rs. 6,203 crore has been disbursed to 20 lakh farmers in Haryana across 19 installments. He informed that last year, due to a delayed monsoon, farmers had to arrange additional resources for Kharif crop sowing, increasing their cultivation costs. To provide relief, the government gave a bonus of Rs. 2,000 per acre to every farmer for all Kharif crops, amounting to Rs. 1,345 crore. This is the first time in Haryana’s history that such a bonus has been provided, said Sh. Nayab Singh Saini.
A subsidy of Rs. 122 crore given to farmers for buying 10,393 agriculture implements-CM
The Chief Minister said that for the proper disposal of stubble, farmers have been given a subsidy of Rs. 122 crore for buying 10,393 machines. Since 2019, Rs. 1,213 crore has been given as an incentive for crop residue management equipment and paddy residue management. Additionally, under the Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana, Rs. 75.73 crore has been directly transferred to the bank accounts of 23,568 farmers over the last 10 years as an incentive, shared Sh. Nayab Singh Saini.
The Chief Minister said that making the state free from stray cattle is a priority. For this, three Gau-Abhyaran have been established in village Nain district Panipat, village Dhandhur, district Hisar, and Panchkula. These have proper facilities for sheds, water, and fodder, and Rs. 8 crore has been allocated for them. So far, around 6,500 stray cattle have been given shelter in these facilities, shared Sh. Nayab Singh Saini.
Until 2014, there were only 215 registered Gaushalas in Haryana, now, there are 683 registered Gaushalas-CM
The Chief Minister shared that he had earlier announced a grant of Rs. 10 lakh per Gaushala for constructing sheds in 200 Gaushalas to rehabilitate stray cattle. Sheds have already been constructed in 50 Gaushalas. He said that until 2014, there were only 215 registered Gaushalas in Haryana with 1.74 lakh cattle, but now, there are 683 registered Gaushalas housing 4.5 lakh stray cattle.
Sh Saini further shared that in 2014-15, the Haryana Gau Seva Ayog had a budget of only Rs. 2 crore, which has now been increased to Rs. 450 crore.
The Chief Minister said that over the past 10 years, the government has provided Rs. 336 crore as fodder subsidy to registered Gaushalas. In January this year, Rs. 216.25 crore was sanctioned for fodder assistance. Additionally, Rs. 30 crore has been allocated for the construction of around 350 sheds and fodder warehouses, shared Sh. Nayab Singh Saini.