Bathinda: With the state government is not ready to increase compensation from Rs 12,000 per hectare for damaged cotton plants in infestation of pink bollworm recently and BKU Agricultural Organization (EKTA Ugrahan) insisted on his request for Rs 60,000 per hectare, conversation between the government State and farmers remain inconclusive on Wednesday.
According to the source, the state government has prepared a proposal while Rs 478 Crore as compensation, but the area has not been fully calculated.
In accordance with state policy, there are three categories to determine losses: 26% to 32%, 33% to 75%, and 76% to 100%.
Compensation for losses from 76% to 100% is Rs 12,000 per Acre.
According to the protocol, the state government and state disaster (SDRF) shared the load of compensation.
Bollworm’s attacks in the Bathinda and Mansa districts have caused a big loss to cotton plants, while it was far less in sangrur.
Cotton has been hit at 3.03 lakh hectares in Punjab this year, where more than 50% have been sprinkled in Bathinda and Mansa.
BKU activists (ETTA UgraDan) have protested the residence of the Minister of Finance Punjab Manpreet Singh Badal since October 5 to demand compensation.
BKU (ETTA UgraDan) State Secretary Shingara Singh Mann said they had told the official before the meeting that compensation of Rs 12,000 per acre was unacceptable.
“The authorities have assured us that officials in the meeting will have the power to increase compensation, but they do not agree.
Now our protest at the residence of the Minister of Finance will continue,” he said.
The main Secretary of the Head of Minister Hussan Lal said farmers had calculated all the details that occurred in preparing plants that included rent, seeds, pesticides and labor and they prepared input fees of Rs 60,000, but the state policy was compensated with Rs 12,000 per hectare.