Won't allow Centre to tag its name with crop insurance just by paying 20% of cost: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
BOLPUR(WB): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that her government won't allow the BJP-led Centre to tag its title with crop insurance for farmers in the state, just by bearing only 20 per cent of the fee.
The state would henceforth pay all the amount, she said addressing an administrative assembly right here in West Bengal's Birbhum district.
Banerjee said as of now 49 per cent of farmers in West Bengal are coated beneath crop insurance and the remainder shall be brought beneath its purview soon.
"We won't allow the Centre to do politics with an emotive issue like crop insurance by tagging their name with the project when it is sharing only 20 per cent of the premium amount. The state presently foots 80 per cent of the crop insurance amount and we will pay the entire amount in future," she said.
"West Bengal pays the major portion of the premium and the Centre uses its name. This cannot go on, we will pay the entire amount henceforth," the executive minister said.
She reiterated her last week's announcement of paying Rs 2 lakh beneath 'Krishi Krishak Bandhu' scheme to the next of kin of a farmer, elderly between 18-60 years in case of his dying.
"We have 72 lakh farmer families in the state - the highest in India as West Bengal has smaller land holdings. We are devising a mechanism by which a farmer's family will get the money 15 days after his death," the executive minister said.
Banerjee additional said a farmer gets Rs five,000 as financial help for each acre of his land in a yr for rising a unmarried crop. Under the scheme, farmers gets Rs 2,500 two times a yr for rising a unmarried crop per acre.
"We have already waived agricultural tax and abolished mutation system for farmers," she said, including these measures will lead to the state incurring value of 1000's of crores of rupees however "this is important as it concerns the well-being of our farmers, the backbone of our state".
The chief minister said since Birbhum is a drought-prone district, there must be particular thrust on 'Jal Dharo Jal Bharo' -- a rainwater harvesting scheme of the state government.
"Please give special thrust to this scheme, especially in drought-prone areas. I also suggest sinking of deep tubewells in certain pockets which should be implemented by February," she informed senior district officers present.
Banerjee also called for giving emphasis on poultry farming in the district.
The state would henceforth pay all the amount, she said addressing an administrative assembly right here in West Bengal's Birbhum district.
Banerjee said as of now 49 per cent of farmers in West Bengal are coated beneath crop insurance and the remainder shall be brought beneath its purview soon.
"We won't allow the Centre to do politics with an emotive issue like crop insurance by tagging their name with the project when it is sharing only 20 per cent of the premium amount. The state presently foots 80 per cent of the crop insurance amount and we will pay the entire amount in future," she said.
"West Bengal pays the major portion of the premium and the Centre uses its name. This cannot go on, we will pay the entire amount henceforth," the executive minister said.
She reiterated her last week's announcement of paying Rs 2 lakh beneath 'Krishi Krishak Bandhu' scheme to the next of kin of a farmer, elderly between 18-60 years in case of his dying.
"We have 72 lakh farmer families in the state - the highest in India as West Bengal has smaller land holdings. We are devising a mechanism by which a farmer's family will get the money 15 days after his death," the executive minister said.
Banerjee additional said a farmer gets Rs five,000 as financial help for each acre of his land in a yr for rising a unmarried crop. Under the scheme, farmers gets Rs 2,500 two times a yr for rising a unmarried crop per acre.
"We have already waived agricultural tax and abolished mutation system for farmers," she said, including these measures will lead to the state incurring value of 1000's of crores of rupees however "this is important as it concerns the well-being of our farmers, the backbone of our state".
The chief minister said since Birbhum is a drought-prone district, there must be particular thrust on 'Jal Dharo Jal Bharo' -- a rainwater harvesting scheme of the state government.
"Please give special thrust to this scheme, especially in drought-prone areas. I also suggest sinking of deep tubewells in certain pockets which should be implemented by February," she informed senior district officers present.
Banerjee also called for giving emphasis on poultry farming in the district.
Won't allow Centre to tag its name with crop insurance just by paying 20% of cost: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
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