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Bhopal, October 18 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, while addressing a large gathering of farmers at his residence in Bhopal on Saturday, attacked the opposition by using the word ‘nalayak’ (worthless) for Congress leaders.
Addressing a gathering of over 2500 farmers at his residence, the Chief Minister said the Congress did nothing to empower farmers during its rule for several decades and now they were creating unnecessary drama to mislead people.
Chief Minister Yadav recently criticized the Congress protest at the residence of Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Bhopal and termed the opposition as ‘worthless Congress’.
However, he further added, “Aisa bolne ka man karta hai, lekin bhansan me sudhar kar bolna padta hai (I feel like saying that, but have been careful during speech).
The farmers’ conference was organized to highlight the Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana (Price Difference Scheme) for soybean farmers, which was relaunched after a gap of eight years following farmers’ demands for Minimum Support Price (MSP) protection.
Madhya Pradesh, India’s “soybean bowl” that produces about 60 per cent of the country’s output across 66 lakh hectares, has seen prices fall due to oversupply and irregular weather, with many farmers getting prices below the MSP of Rs 5,328 per quintal.
Under the scheme, the government will calculate the average mandi rate and compensate the price difference directly into the accounts of farmers through DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer).
On this occasion, while addressing the farmers’ meeting, the Chief Minister also made several announcements for the farmers, which also included 90 percent subsidy on solar pumps for farming.
Notably, the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government is providing solar energy to farmers through initiatives such as providing solar pumps, providing solar energy to agricultural feeders, and creating opportunities for farmers to generate and sell excess solar energy.
The government plans to provide solar pumps to millions of farmers, some of whom will get them at high subsidies or even for free, to reduce electricity bills and improve irrigation.
–IANS
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