Decision taken in the interest of farmers who suffered crop damage due to unseasonal rain on February 20
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, February 27 –
The Haryana Government has taken a step in the interest of farmers and has asked them to register details of crop damage due to rain/hailstorm in Jind district on February 20 on the Kshatipurti portal. The portal will remain open till March 10.
Giving information, a government spokesperson said according to the report given by the Deputy Commissioner of Jind, crops have been damaged due to unseasonal rain on February 20 in Assan, Kharkaramji, Chabri, Nepewala, Koyal, Bahadurpur and Sandeel villages of Jind district. Farmers had requested to open the Kshatipurti portal to register information of crop damage on the portal. On their request, the government has decided that farmers of Jind district can register information about their damaged crops on the portal till March 10.
The state government has created this portal in the interest of farmers. During the previous governments, patwari and other employees who did the girdawari of the damaged crops were accused of discrimination in the assessment of loss.