ES Reporter

ITANAGAR, Nov 2: General Secretary of Bhartiya Kishan Sangh State Unit, Ngurang Tadap in a press conference on Saturday lamented that farming community across the state is unhappy over the revocation and non-implementation of two farmers’ welfare policies announced under Chief Minister Sasakt Yojana(CMSY) and Chief Minister Krishi Samuh Yojana (CMKSY) for the FY 2018-19.
Tadap informed that state government before election earmarked a sum of Rs 70 and 40 crores for the year 2018-19 vide Govt order Agri/Dev/Sch/(CMSKY) and another vide Govt order no Agri/Dev/Sch/(CMKY) on February 19 last for various districts of the state. But unfortunately, happiness of the farmers was short-lived as it has allegedly revoked the sanction orders of the two welfare projects, that too without giving any explanation or issuing any order, Tadap said. “We came to know about the development when we filed an RTI seeking details for inordinate delay in implementation of the two schemes. Interestingly, the authority failed to provide any information or details to us regarding the cancellation orders,” Tadap alleged. “Farming community across state are in distress due to withdrawal of the two schemes in a time-bound manner,” said President, BKSAU, Takali Tamuk. He also said that currently the growers of cardamom, and oranges in high lying areas  are facing untold problems due to post-harvest losses,  pest and diseases etc. Tamuk opined that if such welfare schemes are implemented effectively, it can be a source of financial upliftment to the farmers besides boosting the economy of the state. “Most of the organic farmers are also struggling due to poor policy measures, lack of knowledge about scientific farming and limited market opportunities. And transition to organic farming will remain a dream for the state unless these issues are sorted out,” President, BKSAU opined.
Requesting immediate intervention of the government in the matter, Tamuk also called upon the state government to allow farmers to source irrigation equipment and machinery from external sources. He cited an example in which a farmer had to invest 2.15 lakh to buy an agri-power cultivator from government sources, while private sources offer the same at a rate of 1.85 lakh.

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