Raipur (thestates.news), The Congress welcomed the decision of the Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel government to purchase paddy of token-holding farmers even after the last date for the purchase of paddy. State Congress spokesperson Dhananjay Singh Thakur said that the government of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is sensitive towards farmers, even after the end of the last date for the purchase of paddy, the historic decision to buy paddy of token-holding farmers at the rate of Rs. 2500 per quintal per quintal is Rs. 2500 per quintal. Tax sensitivity is shown. The Congress welcomes this historic decision of the government.
The government of former Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh has always formulated anti-farmer policies with the intention of getting some of the BJP-backed industrialists to take possession of the water, forest and land of the farmers, to remove the Mati sons of Chhattisgarh from the traditional agricultural activities; economic, mental, physical Tortured. The BJP treasury supported the industrialists by planning in the name of farmers from the state exchequer and robbed the farmers of their money, hefty commissions, corruption and corruption was the basic mantra of the BJP. During the previous Raman government, farmers were treated inhumanely.
After the formation of the government of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, the work done to make the agriculture sector profitable has created confidence in the farmers and people who have traditionally done agricultural work in Chhattisgarh have returned to Pune agriculture. The government of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel purchased 80 lakh metric tonnes of paddy from 16 lakh farmers at a price of 2500 for about 20 thousand crores in the first year of its tenure. 11000 crore loan waiver of farmers, waived irrigation tax, halved electricity bill, Rs 100 for 5 horsepower motor pump. Unlimited electricity on tariff plan of Rs.
The result of making agriculture profitable is the increase in the number of registered farmers by two and a half lakhs in the year 2019 and the government moves towards the historic goal of farmers’ paddy purchase. At present 82.38 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been purchased from farmers. After the expiry of the paddy purchase deadline, the government’s decision to purchase paddy from token-holding farmers will achieve the historic target of paddy procurement. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s government is a sensitive government. There is a government aware of the farmers and there is a literal government to fulfill its responsibilities towards the farmers.
