Centre extends deadline for rabi crop insurance till Jan 10
The Union Government has extended the timeline for farmers to get enrolled in the rabi crop insurance scheme till January 10,…
For the second successive day farmers hit the streets in western Odisha districts denouncing the state government for its failure to pay drought compensation, crop insurance and the promised Rs.100 per quintal over and above the minimum support price.
On Thursday, the farmers had gathered in Sambalpur and on Friday they staged a road block at Bargarh district and a protest meeting in Kalahandi district. Besides the drought assistance which is long overdue, the farmers have also been demanding that Aadhar Card should not be made mandatory during procurement operations.
They have also drawn attention to the deficient rainfall in some parts affecting agricultural operations this monsoon. Farmers of the Sadar Block in Kalahandi district demanded that the state government must announce their region drought-hit.
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Organised by the Kalahandi Kissan Khet Mazdoor Congress, the farmers gheraoed the block development officers office. In Bargarh district the farmers condemned the government as being antifarmer and charged that it had made false promises during the drought during the last year.
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