As many as 10 people have died due to floods in Haryana triggered by incessant rains in the state, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Wednesday adding that the toll could increase.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday announced that unmarried people in the age group of 45 to 60 years will now get a monthly pension of Rs 2,750, provided that their annual income is less than Rs 1.80 lakh.
Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar had on Saturday released Rs 29.13 crore as interim compensation to 8,528 farmers for sunflowers grown on 36,414 acres.
Famous script writer Manoj Muntashir met Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and received best wishes from him. Manoj is also the writer of the film 'Adipurush'. Chief Minister Manohar Lal gave best wishes for the film.
The protesting farmers claimed that the government was not buying sunflower seeds at the minimum support price, and as a result, they were forced to sell their produce to private buyers at around Rs 4,000 per quintal against Rs 6,400 MSP.
Khattar was adrressing at the Pratibha Samman ceremony of all the candidates in Haryana who have cracked the Union Public Service Commission examination this year
"Regarding the losses suffered by the farmers due to hailstorms and rainfall, CM had clearly said that by 31st May compensation for the losses will be provided to them under all circumstances. Today Rs 181 Crores was transferred to the accounts of around 68,000 farmers with just one click of
While addressing a press conference, CM Khattar said, "In Haryana, more than 80 per cent of villages are getting 24-hour electricity. Now we are providing 24-hour electricity in 5,694 villages. We will try to provide 24x7 electricity to the remaining 600 villages this year."