Govt. will provide maximum relief to hailstorm-hit farmers: Chavan
11 years ago

Govt. will provide maximum relief to hailstorm-hit farmers: Chavan

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday assured that his government is committed to provide relief to hailstorm-hit farmers in the State and appealed to them not to take any “untoward decision” that could harm them. Considering the magnitude of devastation, the government is trying its best to provide maximum relief to the affected farmers,” Mr. Chavan said. 5,000 crore from the Centre and also apprised the Election Commission of India about the damage caused,” MR. Chavan said in an appeal to the farmers. He said a high-level group comprising Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, has been formed.

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State government should provide ₹30,000 to farmers: Premallatha Vijayakant
2 months ago

State government should provide ₹30,000 to farmers: Premallatha Vijayakant

The Hindu  

DMDK General Secretary Premallatha Vijayakant expressed concern over the widespread damage to crops in the delta region by heavy rain and urged the State government to provide ₹30,000 an acre as relief to farmers for crops damaged in the downpour on January 18 in Mayiladuthurai district. “The government must act urgently by providing adequate compensation and relax the moisture content …

Farmers seek relief for damaged crops
2 months, 1 week ago

Farmers seek relief for damaged crops

The Hindu  

Farmers carrying sheaves damaged in the two-day rain that lashed parts of Ramanathapuram district sought damage to the crop loss at the weekly grievance redress meeting on Monday. Though the recent unseasonal rain affected some parts of Ramanathapuram district, the damage is more pronounced in Tiruvadanai and RS Mangalam areas, the main paddy-growing regions, besides Thangachimadam and Mudukulathur. S. Karthigaichamy …

Amend relief code to increase compensation to farmers in Odisha: Congress Legislature Party leader
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Amend relief code to increase compensation to farmers in Odisha: Congress Legislature Party leader

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Leader of the Congress Legislature Party Ramachandra Kadam on Monday demanded that the state government amend the Odisha Relief Code and enhance financial assistance given to farmers affected by natural calamities. Addressing a media conference here, Kadam said compensation given by the state government as per the relief code is very inadequate compared to the loss incurred by farmers …

Odisha declares untimely rain as state calamity, pledges support to affected farmers
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha declares untimely rain as state calamity, pledges support to affected farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: In view of the damage caused to standing crops and massive crop loss, the Odisha government on Friday declared the depression-induced unseasonal and incessant rain as 'state calamity' and pledged support to all the affected farmers. Attending the 'Krushi Odisha' event in the state capital, CM Mohan Majhi declared the ‘state calamity’ in response to the severe and prolonged …

Give ₹25,000 per acre as relief for all farmers who lost their crop to rain in Thoothukudi, says AIADMK MLA
3 months ago

Give ₹25,000 per acre as relief for all farmers who lost their crop to rain in Thoothukudi, says AIADMK MLA

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government should give adequate compensation to farmers and also lift the cap as a special case and give the relief to all the farmers irrespective of whether they had raised five acres or more, said AIADMK’s Kovilpatti MLA Kadambur Raju here on Tuesday. In a petition submitted to Thoothukudi Collector K. Elambahavath, he said that heavy rains …

Compensation for crop loss will soon reach flood-hit farmers in Andhra Pradesh, says Union Agriculture Minister
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Compensation for crop loss will soon reach flood-hit farmers in Andhra Pradesh, says Union Agriculture Minister

The Hindu  

Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan interacted with the flood-affected farmers at Kesarapalli of Gannavaram mandal in Krishna district along with Rajahmundry MP and BJP State president Daggubati Purandeswari and other leaders on September 6. Mr. Chouhan assured the farmers, including the tenant farmers, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu …

CM Naidu Promises Aid to Rain-Hit Farmers; Ministers to Report on Districts
8 months ago

CM Naidu Promises Aid to Rain-Hit Farmers; Ministers to Report on Districts

Deccan Chronicle  

Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has said the government will provide all possible support to the people and farmers affected by the recent heavy rains and floods in Andhra Pradesh.Addressing the assembly on Friday, he said the people of East and West Godavari, Konaseema, Kakinada and Eluru districts along with ASR district were affected by the floods. The Chief Minister …

Govt hikes acreage for compensation due to hailstorm, orders survey
1 year, 4 months ago

Govt hikes acreage for compensation due to hailstorm, orders survey

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Farmers in Maharashtra whose crops were damaged due to the recent hailstorm will be compensated for crop loss on 3 hectares of land instead of the current 2 hectares. The decisions were taken during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, during which the agriculture department submitted a primary report showing the hailstorm damaged 1,30,272 hectares of crops in 18 districts. …

Input subsidy: AP calls for list of affected farmers by May 21
1 year, 10 months ago

Input subsidy: AP calls for list of affected farmers by May 21

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The farmers hit by untimely rain are a worried lot vis-a-vis getting relief in the form of input subsidy or insurance claim for damage or loss to crops. With no rainfall in the last three days and day temperatures soaring, the state government issued orders to officials for enumeration of damage or loss to crops due to the rainfall. …

Jagan asks officials to provide relief to all rain-hit farmers
1 year, 10 months ago

Jagan asks officials to provide relief to all rain-hit farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed the officials to provide relief to all the affected farmers who suffered crop damage or loss due to the untimely rainfall. “Ensure that not a single affected farmer is left out of the government's relief offer in the state,” the Chief Minister said at a review meeting he held with officials …

Veerraju, Pawan demand relief for rain-hit farmers
1 year, 10 months ago

Veerraju, Pawan demand relief for rain-hit farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: AP BJP president Somu Veerraju and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan demanded that the state government come to the rescue of farmers whose crops have got damaged due to untimely rainfall in the past few days. AP BJP chief Veerraju asked the state government to enumerate the damage immediately, so that relief could be provided to the affected farmers. …

Bihar to compensate farmers for crop damage in recent rain, hailstorm
1 year, 11 months ago

Bihar to compensate farmers for crop damage in recent rain, hailstorm

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government has decided to provide compensation to farmers in six districts affected by unseasonal rains against crop losses following a report submitted by the respective district magistrates, officials said, adding that a sum of ₹92 crore would be provided to the state agriculture department by the diaster management department for paying compensation to farmers as per norms. Officials …

Govt. ready to help farmers hit by crop loss: Vinod Kumar
2 years ago

Govt. ready to help farmers hit by crop loss: Vinod Kumar

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Farmers need not be worried over crop loss due to the unseasonal rain and hail storms as the state government “will help every such farmer,” promised the vice-chairman of the state planning commission Boinapally Vinod Kumar on Tuesday. He hoped that officials would take immediate steps for helping around 18,000 affected farmers and submit their report to the government …

Hailstorm: Cong demands govt to come up with concrete mechanism for rescuing farmers
2 years ago

Hailstorm: Cong demands govt to come up with concrete mechanism for rescuing farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In the wake of hailstorms and rains battering parts of Telangana, Congress urged the government to estimate the crop damage quickly and financially assist affected farmers. In a media statement, PCC chief A. Revanth Reddy said that Thursday’s hailstorm and heavy rainfall had caused huge damage to crops, particularly in Ranga Reddy district. Congress kisan cell vice-president M. Kodanda …

Give rain relief in one week: CM Jagan
2 years, 3 months ago

Give rain relief in one week: CM Jagan

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed officials to complete enumeration of loss or damage to crops and houses in a week’s time and generously provide relief to all the affected persons. Chairing a high-level review meeting on the impact of cyclone Mandous and the resultant rain on crops and properties, with agriculture minister Kakani Govardhan and senior …

Karnataka govt likely to increase flood relief measures, CM says situation in state 'more severe' than last year
4 years, 5 months ago

Karnataka govt likely to increase flood relief measures, CM says situation in state 'more severe' than last year

Firstpost  

On Wednesday, the chief minister had conducted an aerial survey of Vijayapura, Kalaburagi, Yadgir and Raichur districts where the Bhima river has wreaked havoc for the last nine days Bengaluru: A day after conducting an aerial survey of four flood-hit disricts, Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa said on Thursday the flood situation this year was more severe than the previous …

Survey of flood damage almost over; Maharashtra chief minister hints at relief before Dussehra
4 years, 5 months ago

Survey of flood damage almost over; Maharashtra chief minister hints at relief before Dussehra

Hindustan Times  

Amid growing demand of compensation for a massive crop loss suffered due to retreating monsoon, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said that the spot survey to ascertain the damage is nearly complete and hinted that the compensation could be announced in a couple of days. Later, speaking to reporters, the chief minister said, “My nature is to carry out work properly. …

Relief works on in rain-battered Bihar
5 years, 5 months ago

Relief works on in rain-battered Bihar

The Hindu  

Relief and rescue operations are on in full swing in Bihar, including in State capital Patna, as people struggled to recover from the devastation wrought by torrential rain, which has claimed close to 30 lives and caused heavy damage to property. Indian Air Force helicopters hovered over flooded areas, especially the densely populated ones like Kankar Bagh and Hanuman Nagar …

Deshpande to the rescue, asks officials to speed up relief work
6 years, 9 months ago

Deshpande to the rescue, asks officials to speed up relief work

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: Revenue Minister, R V Deshpande, who held a meeting in Dharwad to review the devastation caused by rain and flooding in seven districts of Belagavi division on Tuesday, instructed their deputy commissioners to act swiftly to provide relief to the affected people. Directing the deputy commissioners to hold weekly meetings and video conferences with the taluk officials to keep …

Maha govt announces Rs 200 cr aid for hailstorm-hit farmers; MP CM Chouhan assures relief for crop losses
7 years, 1 month ago

Maha govt announces Rs 200 cr aid for hailstorm-hit farmers; MP CM Chouhan assures relief for crop losses

India TV News  

Untimely rains and hailstorm have caused big losses to farmers in Maharashtra. Unseasonal rain and hailstorm damaged standing crops in Beed, Osmanabad, Latur, Nanded, Parbhani, Hingoli, Dhule, Nandurbar and Aurangabad districts. In wake of the massive losses, the Maharashtra government has announced a compensation package of Rs 200 crore for farmers who suffered damage to standing crops. In Madhya Pradesh …

Gujarat floods: State govt announces relief package of Rs 1,500 crore for Banaskantha, Patan districts
7 years, 7 months ago

Gujarat floods: State govt announces relief package of Rs 1,500 crore for Banaskantha, Patan districts

Firstpost  

The Gujarat government on Thursday announced a special relief package of Rs 1,500 crore for the flood-affected Banaskantha and Patan districts. Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government on Thursday announced a special relief package of Rs 1,500 crore for the flood-affected Banaskantha and Patan districts. Now, the state government has announced the Rs 1,500 crore package for the northern districts, which have …

Have implemented policy to provide relief to farmers: Tamil Nadu govt to Supreme Court
7 years, 10 months ago

Have implemented policy to provide relief to farmers: Tamil Nadu govt to Supreme Court

Firstpost  

Tamil Nadu government on Monday told the Supreme Court that they have “substantially implemented” the policy relating to providing relief to the farmers in the state. New Delhi: Tamil Nadu government on Monday told the Supreme Court that they have “substantially implemented” the policy relating to providing relief to the farmers in the state. The bench, however, asked Tamil Nadu …

Tamil Nadu farmers unhappy with relief amount
8 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu farmers unhappy with relief amount

Deccan Chronicle  

Thanjavur: Though farmers of the Cauvery delta districts welcomed the declaration of 31 districts in Tamil Nadu as drought hit by state government, they expressed dissatisfaction over the relief amount announced by the Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Tuesday. Sundara Vimalanathan, secretary, Thanjai District Cauvery Farmers Protection Association, said that relief of '5,465 per acre for paddy was too meagre. …

Govt must immediately provide relief to farmers hit by rains: Rahul Gandhi
9 years ago

Govt must immediately provide relief to farmers hit by rains: Rahul Gandhi

Firstpost  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged the government in Lok Sabha to respond quickly to the plight of farmers in north India hit by heavy rains. New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged the government in Lok Sabha to respond quickly to the plight of farmers in north India hit by heavy rains and hailstorm, saying like …

AAP Govt to announce relief package for rain-hit farmers soon | IndiaTV News
9 years, 11 months ago

AAP Govt to announce relief package for rain-hit farmers soon | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said his government would ‘very soon' announce a relief package for the Delhi farmers whose crops were damaged due to untimely rain and hailstorm in March. Meeting a delegation of AAP MLAs from rural Delhi, Kejriwal directed them to assure the farmers that the government was with them and would compensate their crop …

Farmers who hang themselves from trees cannot be taken in to account-India TV News
10 years ago

Farmers who hang themselves from trees cannot be taken in to account-India TV News

India TV News  

Jaipur: Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria has invited severe criticism for his ‘irresponsible' remarks on serious issue of farmers suicide. The minister on Thursday said that farmers who committed suicides would not be entitled for any relief or compensation under the government's Calamity and Relief Fund. Kataria, who is also in charge of the state's Calamity and Relief Ministry, …

Govt assures relief for farmers hit by rain, hailstorms
10 years ago

Govt assures relief for farmers hit by rain, hailstorms

Firstpost  

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government has full sympathy with the farmers in this hour of natural crisis and the Centre would take all possible steps. Jaitley said the government has full sympathy with the farmers in this hour of natural crisis and the Centre would take all possible steps. Mayawati said besides the crop loss due to unseasonal …

Maharashtra promises aid to farmers
10 years ago

Maharashtra promises aid to farmers

The Hindu  

With unseasonal rains hitting the farmers of Maharashtra hard over the last weekend, the State government has assured quick damage assessment and aid disbursal. “We are already in the process of disbursing aid to farmers affected by drought and recent hailstorms; 90 lakh farmers will benefit from it. We have already disbursed aid to 50 lakh farmers,” Chief Minister Devendra …

Congress will help cyclone-hit Odisha farmers get relief from Modi govt: Rahul
10 years, 5 months ago

Congress will help cyclone-hit Odisha farmers get relief from Modi govt: Rahul

Firstpost  

Koraput : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today said the party would mount pressure on the Centre to ensure maximum and quick assistance to farmers hit hard by cyclone Hudhud in south Odisha. “I have come here to get a first hand account of the damage caused by the cyclone and learn about the plight and sufferings of farmers whose …

J&K govt to provide seeds, fertilisers to flood-hit farmers
10 years, 5 months ago

J&K govt to provide seeds, fertilisers to flood-hit farmers

India TV News  

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government will provide seeds, fertilisers and pesticides to farmers whose crops have been damaged by recent floods in the state. “The state government has decided to provide relief of Rs 450 per kanal for irrigated land and Rs 225 for non-irrigated land as a cost of seeds, fertilisers and pesticides to those farmers whose crops …

Maharashtra: All political parties woo hailstorm-hit farmers
11 years ago

Maharashtra: All political parties woo hailstorm-hit farmers

Firstpost  

Back to back drought in 2011 and 2012 followed by the hailstorm this year have caused huge crop loss. The hailstorm-hit farmers’ issue took centrestage when the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi held a rally in Wardha and visited hailstorm-affected areas of Vidarbha last week. Prior to that, almost all the senior leaders from the political parties including Union …

In Maharashtra, farmers in a mood to ‘punish’ Congress-NCP combine
11 years ago

In Maharashtra, farmers in a mood to ‘punish’ Congress-NCP combine

The Hindu  

There is clear and present anger among farmers in Vidarbha against the inability of the Congress-NCP coalition to provide tangible relief in the face of agricultural distress. As the number of farmers committing suicides grows by the day, and the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance makes it an electoral issue, there could be huge political costs for the ruling coalition in Maharashtra’s …

Maharashtra government gets EC's nod on compensation for farmers
11 years ago

Maharashtra government gets EC's nod on compensation for farmers

India TV News  

Mumbai: Maharashtra government yesterday got a nod from the Election Commission of India to announce the relief package for the hailstorm-hit farmers. Following the order Chief Secretary J S Saharia announced the relief package today at a press briefing. Crops on more than 20 lakh hectares have been destroyed due to the hailstorms, the assessment so far has revealed.The compensation …

Hailstorms, debt deal crushing blows to Maharashtra farmers
11 years ago

Hailstorms, debt deal crushing blows to Maharashtra farmers

The Hindu  

Rajendra Lomte thought a good crop this year would help clear his debts and leave him enough savings to get married. The educated farmer, a postgraduate, died on March 18, one of the casualties of the unseasonal rains and hailstorms that have swept through 28 of Maharashtra’s 35 districts over the last month. We thought we could compensate for last …

38 Maharashtra farmer suicides in a month
11 years ago

38 Maharashtra farmer suicides in a month

The Hindu  

As many as 38 farmers have committed suicide in the State over the last month, after hailstorms and unseasonal rain, official figures show. But all cases occurred after February 22, when the hailstorms hit the State,” said a Relief and Rehabilitation Department official. The BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, will meet affected farmers in the Vidarbha region on Friday. …

Centre seeks EC nod for relief to farmers
11 years ago

Centre seeks EC nod for relief to farmers

The Hindu  

The Centre has approached the Election Commission seeking permission to provide relief and rehabilitation to farmers affected by unseasonal rain and hailstorms in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. “The Election Commission only gave us permission to hold a meeting of the HLC and the EGoM, not to announce the decisions without taking its permission,” Mr. Pawar told journalists after the meeting. …

Govt will provide maximum relief to hailstorm-hit farmers: CM
11 years ago

Govt will provide maximum relief to hailstorm-hit farmers: CM

The Hindu  

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday assured that his government is committed to provide relief to hailstorm-hit farmers in the state and appealed to them not to take any “untoward decision” that could harm them. Considering the magnitude of devastation, the government is trying its best to provide maximum relief to the affected farmers,” Chavan said. The state …

Alarmed Chavan pleads with hail hit farmers not to commit suicide
11 years ago

Alarmed Chavan pleads with hail hit farmers not to commit suicide

Firstpost  

“I assure all my farmer brethren that we stand solidly behind you. Alarmed by the renewed spate of farmers’ suicides - at least 32 since Sunday - Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Wednesday appealed to them not to end their lives. The chief minister said in a statement that the government is well aware of the plight of the farmers …

Respite for officials as rain stops in Ganjam
11 years, 5 months ago

Respite for officials as rain stops in Ganjam

The Hindu  

Officials heaved a sigh of relief on Monday after week-long rain in the district halted and threat of flood from Rushikulya river and its tributaries receded. The torrential rain, which wrought havoc close on the heels of the October 12 cyclone Phailin, damaged 3.43 lakh houses and crops in 3.45 lakh hectares, hampering relief operations in all the 22 blocks. …

Odisha steps up relief efforts for flood survivors
11 years, 5 months ago

Odisha steps up relief efforts for flood survivors

India TV News  

Bhubaneswar: Odisha yesterday intensified relief efforts in the areas affected by cyclonic storm Phailin after flood waters started receding, an official said. "We have intensified relief efforts in the affected areas as the flood waters have started receding," state special relief commissioner Pradeep Mohapatra told IANS.Air dropping of food packets has also been stopped, as all the affected places are …

UP declares 20 districts flood-hit, seeks central assistance
11 years, 6 months ago

UP declares 20 districts flood-hit, seeks central assistance

India TV News  

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has declared 20 districts flood- hit, officials said Friday, adding that financial assistance from the central government would be sought to offer compensation for rain-related damage. Central assistance would also be required to undertake repairs to public property damaged by rain, an official of the relief department said.A decision to declare the districts flood-hit was …

MP demands Rs 500 cr package for calamity-hit farmers
12 years ago

MP demands Rs 500 cr package for calamity-hit farmers

India TV News  

Bhopal, Mar 23: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has demanded a Rs 500 crore special package from the Union government for providing relief to calamity affected farmers in the state. Chouhan has written letters to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Finance Minister P Chidambaram and Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde in this regard, an official …

Unseasonal rains: Rs 1,000 cr relief package for state farmers
14 years, 3 months ago

Unseasonal rains: Rs 1,000 cr relief package for state farmers

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday announced a Rs 1,000-crore relief package for farmers affected by last month’s untimely rains. HT Image The CM said the government was also working on a long-term solution to the problem, conducting a study on changing agriculture patterns and working on a comprehensive crop insurance scheme. The sops announced by Chavan in his …

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