Compensation for 10,000 rain-hit farmers likely by May end in Haryana

GURGAON: Around 10,000 farmers have suffered crop loss across 57,000 acres due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms.
Of this, 70% crop loss claims have been verified by the district administration, with the remaining 30% expected to be verified by Monday, officials said. After verification is complete, the process to compensate farmers will begin.
Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar has assured farmers that the compensation amount will be transferred to their bank accounts by the end of May.
Deputy commissioner Nishant Yadav said 40 teams have been formed for the verification of crop loss claims. “The remaining verification will be completed before Monday,” said Yadav.
Deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala on Saturday reviewed the progress of crop damage verification through video conferencing. He also reviewed the purchase of rabi crops at mandis of the state.
In Gurgaon, according to the administration, 10,000 farmers have uploaded details on the government’s ‘e-fasal kshatipoorti’ portal about crop damage.
Gurgaon has three mandis — one each at Pataudi, Sohna and Farrukhnagar — for purchase of crops at the minimum support price (MSP). Till now, all three mandis together purchased 69,000 quintals of mustard from the farmers. Similarly, 1.5 lakh quintals of wheat have been purchased till now against the total purchase of 1.8 lakh quintals of wheat last season.
Ajay Yadav, national chairman of OBC Cell of Congress, alleged farmers are facing problems in uploading the details of crop damage as the portal is not working properly in many places. “The claims made by the government are in contrast with the reality on the ground,” Yadav said.
Till now, 1.8 lakh farmers in the state have uploaded details about crop damage across 11 lakh acres of farmland on the portal.