Chief Minister Hemant Soren today expressed displeasure over the pendency of applications in PM Kisan Yojna. Holding a review meeting here on Tuesday the CM said that despite 23 lakh farmers being registered with PM Kisan Yojna Portal about nine lakh applications are pending. If all the left out farmers are registered then 32 lakh farmers will be benefitted with the scheme, he said.
“Every small, medium and marginal farmer has to benefit from the scheme. Work with a target so that by August 15, the financial assistance provided under the scheme can be given in the account of all these farmers. In view of the corona infection, small, marginal and migrant labourers must be given benefits of the scheme,” said the CM while reviewing the proposed new scheme called "Sahayata" for paddy production and market access and accessibility in the State.
The CM said that the data of all the migrant workers who have returned to the State should be prepared by Deputy Commissioners of districts. Migrant labourers, who own land should be registered in PM Kisan Yojana Portal. Identification of farmers is needed afresh. So that by August 15, the work of benefiting the farmers can be done.
The CM said that farmers are not growing, but farmers are now becoming agricultural labourers. The asymmetry of the weather has become a source of trouble for small and medium farmers. Farmers are also migrating.
In such a situation there is a need to change the situation and make a special action plan on this subject.
The ‘Sahayata’ scheme is aimed at providing financial assistance of Rs 500 per quintal for paddy to farmers alongwith other benefits including easy market access to them.
Agriculture Minister Badal, Chief Secretary Sukhdev Singh, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Rajiv Arun Ekka, Secretary Agriculture Department Abu Baqr Siddiqui, Deputy Commissioner Ranchi Chhavi Ranjan, Additional Secretary Agriculture Department Sunil Kumar Sinha, Special Secretary cum Adviser Agriculture Department Pradeep Hazari and others were present in the meeting.
Meanwhile, holding another meeting of Jharkhand CAMPA scheme of Forest, Environment and Climate Change department the CM said that Forest Land protection is the need of the hour.
“What is the work done to reduce elephant human conflict? Elephants are harming crops and homes and lives. The Quick Response Team of the department should try to give their best. So that elephant-human conflict can be reduced. Elephant corridors have been damaged. Ensure that elephant affected people get timely compensation. Implement plans better and give complete information,” he said.
The CM asked officials to take stock of the check dam constructed by the department and find out why water runs out during summer? “Work on it, identify forest land at the panchayat level. Conservation of forest land is necessary. Put a notice board giving information about forest land at the marked place, so that there is no encroachment,” he said.
