Floods affected will receive compensation, the big announcement of CM Mann on the claim of former Minister Dhaliwal - Punjab flood relief farmers to receive compensation for crop damage

Updated: Do, 02 Oct 2025 02:05 am (IST) MLA Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann announced a remuneration of Rs 18800 per acre to the farmers affected in the Ravi River. The government pays Rs 20000 per acre for flood -destroyed crops. He called on the central government to give up farmers’ debts and to give a legal guarantee of MSP. Jagran correspondent, Amritsar. Former Cabinet Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said that Punjab’s chief minister Singh Mann recently accepted his claim in the special session of the Punjab meeting and announced a remuneration of Rs 18,800 per acre by the river erosion during the devastating flood. Remove ad, read only the news. He said that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Mann is the first government in the country to provide compensation of Rs 20,000 per field for the country affected by river erosion and flood -cropping crops. Dhaliwal addressed farmers and the general public from different towns and towns during a public hearing held at his constituency headquarters in Ajnala City. He said some farmers complained that, due to flooding and heavy rain, paddy grains were withered and moist, making it difficult to sell. Dhaliwal said that Punjab Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the issue before the Union Minister of Homes, Amit Shah, raised yesterday that the grain of the grain caused by heavy rain and flooding in Punjab should buy the government agencies, the government agencies should change the color of the grain of farmers at full cost. Amit Shah gave the assurance that the Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies of the Central Government will soon issue orders in this regard, so that farmers do not have a problem selling Paddy in the Mandis. Dhaliwal said in support of the farmers that crops destroyed by natural disasters such as flooding not only affect the existence of farmers, but also have a direct influence on the lives and livelihoods of 1.4 billion countrymen. These disasters can weaken the central food reserves and create food crisis for the countrymen. He called on the central government to give up farmers’ loans, give the legal guarantee of the minimum support price (MSP) and provide all possible assistance to the farmers affected to ensure permanent food requirements of the citizens. During public hearing, Dhaliwal heard the problems of dozens of people affected, solved them on the spot and gave them substantial relief. He also said that people who have not yet received help in the flood -driven areas can register their problems in the head office so that the necessary help can be arranged for them.