Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that Haryana is the first state in the country which is procuring 14 crops at minimum support price (MSP) in the interest of farmers. Along with this, the rest of the crops are being procured through Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojana.
He assured that the farmers would be given compensation till the month of May for the crop loss due to recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms.
The Chief Minister said that Ayushman cards for 12,833 people in Hodal with a population of about 60,000 have been made and out of them, 128 people have got free treatment worth about Rs 26 lakh. He said that under the Parivar Pehchan Patra, 1160 new ration cards have been made in Hodal, while earlier 5500 ration cards were made. The government is now automatically making pensions for the elderly people who are above 60 years of age, under which the pension of 44 elderly people in Hodal has been made so far. The government has increased the annual income limit of the elderly from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh, he added.