Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday slammed the Opposition parties for “misguiding” the farmers on Swaminathan Commission report, saying the BJP government had fulfilled most recommendations made by the panel.
Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the third Agri Leadership Summit-2018 here, he accused his predecessor Bhupinder Singh Hooda of not implementing the recommendations of the commission report.
“The Opposition is trying to misguide the farmers on the issue of Swaminathan Commission report even as the State government has fulfilled maximum recommendations in the report,” the Chief Minister said, adding, “Swaminathan himself is satisfied with the State government’s efforts towards implementing the recommendations of the report.”
Expressing his government’s commitment towards the welfare of farmers in the State, he said, “The focus of the government has been on how to raise the income of farmers and their standard of living.”
“Hooda was the chairman of the working group of Chief Ministers on agriculture production, but he did nothing for the implementation of the Swaminathan report despite being the Chief Minister up to 2014 and with the Congress also in power at the Centre,” Mr. Khattar said.
Asking the progressive farmers to apprise small and marginal growers in their areas about the welfare schemes of the Centre and State governments, he said, “I want to appeal to the progressive farmers that they should make at least 10 small farmers in their areas aware about the government schemes which will help in raising their income. Each district has 50 to 200 progressive farmers and they earn Rs.1 lakh per month per acre.”
Crop insurance
The Chief Minister said keeping in view the risk factor in agriculture, the State government has taken several steps, including implementing Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna and Bhavantar Bharpayi Yojna to cover the loss of crops.
