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Chandigarh, October 19 (IANS) Giving a gift to growers ahead of the festival of lights, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday announced an increase in sugarcane rates by Rs 15 per quintal.
The rate of early sugarcane varieties has been increased from Rs 400 to Rs 415 per quintal, an official statement said.
However, the rate of late varieties has also increased from Rs 393 to Rs 408 per quintal.
CM Saini said that his government is committed to the welfare and overall development of farmers, the underprivileged, youth and women. He said that the government’s policies are transparent, intentions are honest and under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, development efforts in the state are progressing three times the previous pace. The government is working with the ethos of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas’.
The Chief Minister made this comment while addressing a state level function organized in Panchkula on October 17 to commemorate one successful year of the present state government.
He said that the government has kept farmers at the center of its policies. “Today, all crops in Haryana are procured at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). In the last 11 crop seasons, an amount of Rs 1,54,000 crore has been transferred directly into the bank accounts of 12 lakh farmers.”
The Chief Minister also highlighted the enactment of the Haryana Agricultural Land Lease Bill, 2024, which has helped restore trust between tenant farmers and land owners by providing legal clarity and protection for both parties. To curb the sale of fake agricultural inputs, a stringent law has been passed, making it mandatory for those found guilty of manufacturing or selling fake fertilizers, seeds or pesticides to face a jail term of five years.
–IANS
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