IEP Chandigarh, April 8
Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that the farmers who have suffered losses due to the recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms should upload their reports on the e-Kshatipurti portal maximum by tomorrow so that assessment of Girdawari can be done. He added that e-Kshatipurti portal will remain open till tomorrow.He also called upon the farmers to re-check their bank accounts details on ‘Meri Fasal Mera Byora’ portal in order to avoid any inconvenience from getting compensation for losses.The Deputy CM, who also holds the portfolio of Revenue and Disaster Department, stated this during a press conference organised at Haryana Niwas here today. He stated that farmers in several regions of the state experienced crop loss owing to unseasonal rainfall and hail storms from March 24 to April 3 apart from the month of February. Last year, e-Kshatipurti portal was created by the state government, on which the farmers were given the facility to upload their crop loss report. So far, the data of loss in about 16.83 lakh acres has been uploaded by the farmers on this portal. Based on the reports uploaded by the farmers of Charkhi Dadri, Jind, Mahendragarh, Rewari, Kaithal, Sonipat, more than one lakh acres of crops have been reported damaged.He said that it is the harvesting season and 1.65 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has reached the mandis. In order to get an accurate assessment of the loss in a month, the state government has decided to engage “kshatipurti sahayak” in addition to revenue officials, patwari, kanungo, deputy commissioner, etc. to assess the compensation. He added that ‘khastipurti sahayak’ (compensation assistants) will also assist the Patwari. These compensation assistants will be appointed only for this girdawari. He said that these compensation assistants will be given Rs. 5,000 for carrying out the work of Girdawari on a block of 500 acres of land. Apart from taking photos from mobile phones, these compensation-assistants should have computer knowledge, they will be appointed by the concerned Deputy Commissioner.Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that according to the rules of the state government, compensation is given up to Rs. 9,000 for 25 to 50 percent damage, Rs. 12,000 for 75 percent damage and Rs. 15,000 per acre for 100 percent damage. This time, he added, the task of distributing compensation from the “State Disaster Relief Fund” would begin as soon as the report is prepared at the district level, rather than waiting for the report to be prepared at the state level.The Deputy CM also informed that the report of General Girdawari has arrived, in which crops have been damaged in 13 districts. He informed that orders were given to conduct special girdawari during the Vidhansabha session also, in which reports of damages have also come in three other districts.
