Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy extended input subsidy to farmers affected by rain and assured that no farmer will have to cry for government support. He also promised to release insurance claims worth `12,027 crore on December 15.
Explaining the relief being extended to farmers affected by cyclonic storm Nivar in the Assembly here on Monday, the CM said that it was for the first time ever that relief and input subsidy was being provided to affected farmers in the same season unlike the earlier practice of doing so after a long time. He also announced procurement of discoloured and sprouted paddy from farmers by paying them appropriately.
The Chief Minister said that Cyclone Nivar not only damaged several crops but also infrastructure in the state and added that clear instructions were given to enumerate the extent of loss, especially to the crops, by December 15 so that relief for the affected farmers could be given by December 31. He promised seeds…