Modi ki Guarantee : Pending bonus of Rs 3716 crore to farmers on Good Governance Day
22-Dec-2023
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Preparations are in full swing for bonus distribution, as per the instructions of Chief Minister Shri Sai
Raipur : Chhattisgarh government has commenced swift implementation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's Guarantee. Housing approval has been granted to over 18 lakh families in the state under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Additionally, the government is fulfilling its commitment to purchase 21 quintals of paddy per acre from farmers at Rs 3100. Now the government is gearing up for paying the two years' pending bonus to the farmers. Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai announced that in honour of Good Governance Day on December 25, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna Late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji, the pending bonus for two years will be disbursed to farmers.
Chief Minister Shri Sai stated that the bonus for the Kharif marketing years 2014-15 and 2015-16, totalling Rs 3716 crore 38 lakh 96 thousand, will be distributed to farmers across the state. The Government has promised to ensure the settlement of dues for two years to farmers under 'Modi ki Guarantee,'. The Agriculture Department, under Chief Minister Shri Sai's directives, has initiated preparations to fulfil this promise. As per the Agriculture Department's instructions, farmers will receive a bonus (Dhaan Uparjan Protsahan Yojana) at the rate of Rs 300 per quintal for the paddy procured at the support price in the aforementioned two years. The bonus disbursement programme will be organized from the state level to the development block level on December 25. Chief Minister Shri Sai will engage with farmers through video conferencing during this event. At the development block level programme, local public representatives and dignitaries will provide certificates of the disbursed amounts to the beneficiary farmers
