The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, announced on Friday the launch of a digital crop survey called 'e-Padtal' to safeguard farmers from crop loss caused by seasonal fluctuations and give them access to government funds and programmes.
YSR Telangana Party chief YS Sharmila sent a truck loaded with damaged crops to Chief Minsiter KCR to draw his attention towards crop damage in several districts of Telangana.
CM Chouhan virtually distributed the relief amount to the affected farmers with a single click from his residence office Samatva Bhavan. People's representatives, commissioners-collectors and farmers were also connected virtually from the respective districts on the occasion.
Farmers in central Assam's Morigaon district, who took a loan of nearly Rs 3 lakh from the bank to cultivate watermelon and suffered loss owing to a massive hailstorm and rain, have appealed to the state government to help the family.
Slamming opposition parties for an attack on PM Modi over a university degree, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said that the destruction of crops amid unseasonable rainfall and consequent loss to famers is a more important political issue on which discussion is necessary.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is to chair a meeting at Sahyadri Guest House to discuss the 'agrarian crisis' after unseasonal rains across the State on Monday.
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On reports of wheat crop loss in some states due to bad weather, Sanjeev Chopra said the country would "probably end up with the same figure of 112 million tonne of production or in the worst case scenario, there will be an negligible drop in the production".
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Raghav Chaddha on Wednesday gave a Suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the huge losses incurred by farmers across the country on account of damage to standing crops due to unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm.
CM Chouhan said, "It was decided in the excise policy to close the Ahatas (a palace attached to liquor shops to facilitate drinking). I am happy to inform you that it has been implemented. A total of 2611 Ahatas across the state have been closed."
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has asked the MLAs and officers to enhance their field visits for expediting the process of Girdawari and redress the problems of farmers facing crop loss.