On the special occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti, the Saini government of Haryana released an installment of Rs 300 crore in the bonus item for the farmers of the state. A statement issued by the government said that the amount was transferred directly to the bank accounts of 2.62 lakh farmers.

Haryana Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini said that keeping the interests of the farmers above all, the state government had decided to give a bonus of Rs 2,000 per acre on agricultural and horticultural crops produced in the state due to adverse weather conditions during Kharif-2024.

Rs 1,380 crore will be distributed among the farmers

Let us tell you that on August 16, the Chief Minister had transferred a bonus amount of Rs 496 crore as the first installment to the accounts of 5.80 lakh farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Saini said that this bonus will be given to all those farmers who have registered themselves on the 'Meri Fasal Mera Byora' portal. A total amount of Rs 1,380 crore is to be given to the farmers.

Another installment will come in the next 10 days

He said that two installments have been released so far in the bonus item. As the third installment, an amount of Rs 580 crore will be transferred to the bank accounts of the remaining 4.94 lakh farmers through DBT in the next 10 to 15 days.

Soil health cards will come on WhatsApp itself

The Chief Minister took another initiative for the farmers and started distributing 40 lakh soil health cards through WhatsApp. This step was taken to overcome the problems caused due to delay in printing the cards. Due to delay in distribution of cards, farmers were not able to implement the recommendations on time. He said that now, as soon as the results of soil testing are 'uploaded' on the online portal, the soil health cards will be sent directly to the mobile numbers of the farmers through WhatsApp.