Delhi government to pay ₹50,000 per hectare compensation to farmers
The Hindu
The compensation will be provided to the farmers within two months, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said an order has been issued for giving compensation of ₹50,000 per hectare to farmers whose crops have been damaged due to untimely rains in the city.
The revenue officials are conducting a survey of the damaged crops and it will be completed within two weeks. The compensation at the rate of ₹50,000 per hectare will be provided to the farmers within two months, he said in a press briefing.
The CM said the Delhi government is committed to helping the farmers and it also paid compensation to them in the past at Rs 50,000 per hectare which is the highest in the country.
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