Telangana: Minister promises to pay compensation to damaged crops
Says the crop soaked in paddy purchasing centres will also be procured by paying minimum support price
Peddapalli: IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu promised to provide compensation to crop damage due to unseasonal rains.
The Minister, in a statement on Wednesday, said that farmers need not worry about crops damaged due to rains since the government would provide compensation.
The crop soaked in paddy purchasing centres would also be procured by paying minimum support price (MSP). Minister issued orders asking Agriculture Department officials and agriculture extension officers to submit reports along with the details of crop damage and compensation to be provided to farmers.
In order to extend support to farmers, the state government has decided to pay compensation to damaged crops, Sridhar Babu said.
