Union Minister of state for Commerce and Industries Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday demanded that Madhya Pradesh government waive-off all loans on farmers, whose kharif crop is affected with pests and scanty rainfall.
In a letter to the Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Scindia, who is MP from here demanded that a survey of the rain and pests affected farmers should be conducted immediately to provide relief to them as per the revenue book rules.
Scindia also urged the state government to provide 10 hours of uninterrupted power to the farmers, subsidised seeds and fertilisers and fodder for animals and loans on minimum rate of interest for the rabi crops.
Source: Zee news Scindia demands waiving off loans of pest affected farmers
