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A day after pressing the Centre for early payment of crop insurance to affected farmers, the state government announced interest waiver on farm loans and 50% waiver in agricultural power bills.
A day after pressing the Centre for early payment of crop insurance to affected farmers, the state government announced interest waiver on farm loans and 50% waiver in agricultural power bills.
The announcements were made by chief minister Narendra Modi at Unai in Navsari district during the Vivekananda Yuva Vikas Yatra.
Modi said the state government would waive off interest on Rs7,000 crore agricultural loans availed by 14 lakh farmers for kharif season. The decision is due to total crop failure in many places, leading to losses of several crores to farmers.
“The government will bear the interest burden of Rs300 crore on these loans,” Modi said. The CM announced that farmers would also be provided 50% waiver in agricultural power bills for one year.
Modi also missed no opportunity to lash out at the Opposition Congress party. He claimed that Congress leaders were praying for drought in Gujarat.
“But, the monsoon has bestowed its mercy in the state, and the flow of water has swept away the Congress with it,” he said.
He attacked Congress for the Rs2 lakh crore alleged coal scam, and said that AICC stood for All India Coal Congress. The CM also hit out at those criticising the decision to name the yatra after Swami Vivekananda.
“There is hue and cry over naming the yatra after Swami Vivekananda. I want to ask those who are raking up the issue why they were silent when the duplicate of Osama bin Laden was used during assembly elections in Bihar. Vivekananda is an icon of India. Why should we not include his name for some good work?” added Modi.
The CM also said that though Congress was in power over 40 years, it had done little for tribals. “Tribals account for 15% of country’s population, but there was no separate ministry to work for them. Atal Bihari Vajpayee first formed a dedicated ministry for tribals. On the other hand, a separate ministry was formed for Muslims, who account for 10% of population, years back,” he said.
Meanwhile, Congress dismissed the relief as poll-oriented.
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