Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has provided major relief to flood-affected farmers on the occasion of Dhanteras. In a program organized at ‘Sankalp’ located at 1, Anne Marg, he transferred an amount of Rs 101 million online to the accounts of 1 lakh 52 thousand flood-affected farmers. Farmers’ crops were ruined due to heavy rains in September and rising water levels of the Ganges, Kosi, Gandak and Bagmati rivers. To help these flood-affected farmers, the state government is providing funds under the Farm Input Subsidy Scheme.
During the programme, the Chief Minister said that the state government is providing all possible assistance to the people of the flood-affected areas. We are always ready to help disaster victims. This amount has been distributed in the first phase of the program organized on Tuesday on Dhanteras. The Bihar government said that after verifying the remaining applications, the amount will soon be distributed in the accounts of all other flood-affected farmers.
Greetings Dhanteras and best wishes to the state and countrymen. May the blessings of Mahalakshmi be with everyone. May there be happiness, peace and prosperity in the state. Bihar reached the peak of progress.
– Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 29, 2024
16 districts affected by floods
During the programme, Agriculture Department Secretary Sanjay Kumar Aggarwal said that due to rising water level in Ganga and other rivers, agricultural areas of 66 blocks and 580 panchayats of 16 districts were affected by floods of the first phase. Due to excessive rainfall and rising water level of other rivers including Kosi, Gandak and Bagmati, agricultural areas of 69 blocks and 580 panchayats of 16 districts were affected due to the second phase of the flood.
Assistance of Rs 17,000 per hectare.
Each affected farmer receives farm input subsidy of Rs 17,000 per hectare for irrigated areas, Rs 8,500 per hectare for rainfed areas and Rs 22,500 per hectare for perennial crops. The subsidy is granted for a maximum of two hectares per farmer.
State dignitaries were present
In the programme, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, Water Resources Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Agriculture Minister Mangal Pandey, Bihar State Disaster Management Authority Vice Chairman Dr. Uday Kant, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Deepak Kumar, Principal Secretary Amrit Lal Meena, Development Commissioner Pratyaya Amrit, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Dr. S. Siddharth, Secretary Agriculture Department Sanjay Kumar Aggarwal, Secretary to Chief Minister Anupam Kumar, Secretary to Chief Minister Kumar Ravi, Officer on Special Duty for Chief Minister Gopal Singh, Special Secretary Agriculture Department Virendra Prasad Yadav and other senior officials were present.
