CHANDIGARH: In a historic decision, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday gave nod for enhancing the compensation for crop loss to farmers upto Rs 20, 000 per acre.
A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of the Council of Ministers held here under the Chief Minister.
Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that in order to provide adequate relief to the affected persons for crop loss and house damage caused by natural calamities, the Cabinet also gave nod to ex-post facto approval regarding revision of rates of relief amount to be paid from the State Budget for crop loss and house damage. As the state has faced severe floods so the relief amount was increased to Rs. 10, 000 per acre for crop loss of 26-75%, Rs. 20, 000 per acre for crop loss of 76-100%, and Rs. 40, 000 per unit for partially damaged houses from existing Rs 6500. Since the amount given from the SDRF (State Disaster Response Fund) by the Government of India will not be increased, this additional compensation will be provided by the State Government from its own treasury.