State government's important decision, 51 talukas are declared scarcity
Gandhinagar: Because of the low rainfall in the state, farmers from many areas were demanding to declare their area as scarcity. The state government has declared more than 51 talukas as scarcity. Deputy Chief Minister Nitinbhai Patel held a press conference. With this, he said that arrangements have been made to get drinking water available in the state. Water supply is as much as one year running.
Earlier, the state government declared 16 talukas as scarcity. Today, more than 51 talukas have declared scarcity to benefit farmers. These talukas will be considered as scarcity since 1 December 2018. With this, where there is a serious problem in the Kutch district, there will be 2 kg of fodder. The state government will procure 4 crore kg of grass. By purchasing 11 kg of grass, farmers will be given Rs 2 / kg.
In addition to this, the Deputy Chief Minister said that the farmers who have sown crop due to low rainfall during the sowing of which farmers have planted, would be assisted by the state government of 6800 rupees per hectare in the limit of two hectares.
With this, the deputy chief minister said that in the place of cattle rationers in villages, in the two months, Rs. 70 would be paid per day and Rs. 35 per day for small animals. With this, he said that in this 51 talukas, the cattle in the house will be given Rs 2 kg of grass.