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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Haryana govt justifies Rs 2-3 compensation to rain-hit farmers

Haryana govt justifies Rs 2-3 compensation to rain-hit farmers

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published Published on Jul 27, 2013   modified Modified on Jul 27, 2013
-The Times of India


CHANDIGARH: Rubbing salt into the wounds of rain-hit farmers who were issued cheques of Rs 2 and Rs 3 as compensation, the Haryana government on Friday justified the criteria on which the entitlement was based, even claiming that in some were paid in excess.

A farmer who got a cheque of Rs 3 in Jhajjar district, was actually given 33 paise in excess, according to a press note issued by Prof Virender, political advisor to chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

The government said another farmer, Satnarayan, received a cheque for Rs 2 though his entitlement worked out to be Rs 2.08. Explaining that the compensation amount was calculated on the basis of a farmer's share in the land, Prof Viredner explained: "The share of Satnarayan is 1 out of 1680 shares in an acre of land and compensation at the rate of Rs 3,500 per acre worked out to be Rs 2.08 for him... Another farmer, Tekchand, has a share of 1/1260 in one acre ... His compensation works out to be Rs 2.77 but he has been given Rs 3."

These were among 10,316 farmers who got the compensation for damage caused over 3,269 acres of land due to waterlogging. Sources said there are many more farmers who got compensation in the range of Rs 2 to Rs 4. A section of the affected farmers of Paharipur village told TOI that they were even given cheques of Rs 6, 12 and 30.

"The state government, headed by Hooda, has hiked the compensation for crop loss by 250% over what was paid by the previous INLD government," the CM's political advisor said. The compensation was given on the basis of percentage of damage to the crop at slabs of Rs 2500, Rs 3500, Rs 4,500 and Rs 5,500 per acre for various crops whereas during the INLD regime, the amount was Rs 1,000, Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000 per acre, he said.

Prof Virender said the farmers didn't need to open an account to deposit the cheques. "The farmers were given option that in case of compensation of Rs 500 or less, they could get the amount in cash. Besides, the banks were asked to open accounts on zero balance," he said.

"After insulting farmers by giving them a compensation of Rs 2 and Rs 3, now the government is shamelessly defending it," said INLD state president Ashok Arora.


The Times of India, 27 July, 2013, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Haryana-govt-justifies-Rs-2-3-compensation-to-rain-hit-farmers/articleshow/21383951.cms


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