Administrative approval of 93.75 crore for Bani (Harbakhedi) medium irrigation project
Wednesday - February 10, 2021 1:57 am ,
Category : BHOPAL
Approval of necessary amendments in Revenue Book Circular
Cabinet meeting
Bhopal 09 February 2021: In the cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today, an administrative sanction of Rs 93 crore 75 lakh was given for the Bani (Harbakhedi) medium irrigation project. The project will irrigate 3,050 hectares.
The cabinet also decided to change the name of Tribal Welfare Department to Tribal Works Department.
The cabinet approved to add the provision of financial grant-in-aid in the revenue book circular Section Six Number 4 Appendix-1, even if the house is completely or partially damaged by wild animals. Presently, in this Appendix, there was a provision of grant-in-aid in case the house is completely / partially destroyed due to any natural calamity or fire.
Similarly, in the Revenue Book Circular Section Six No. 4 Appendix-1, for the loss of clothes, food grains and utensils of the family suffering due to natural calamity or fire accident, a financial assistance of Rs. 5 thousand per family, 50 kg of food grains (wheat / rice) and 5 liters of kerosene is provided as immediate assistance. The cabinet approved the addition of damage caused by wildlife.
In view of disasters, in order to provide immediate relief assistance to the victims, in the sequence of instructions issued by the Government of India from time to time regarding the expenditure of amount from S.D.R.F. (State Disaster Response Fund), those items have also been included about which there are no clear provisions in Revenue Book Circular 6-4 as per the instructions issued by the Government of India regarding S.D.R.F.
Current provision in Revenue Book Circular Section Six Number 4 is that if crop of lesser value is damaged than the payable grant-in-aid then the grant-in-aid will be equal to that value, but the amount payable to one farmer in the case of all crops will not be less than Rs. 5000. The Council of Ministers gave their approval to replace this with, “If a damage of lesser value has been made to the crop than the above-mentioned grant-in-aid, then the grant-in-aid will be equal to that value. In case of all crops for each account, the amount payable will not be less than Rs. 5 thousand.”
The crop loss assistance as per the current provision under Revenue Book Circular 6-4 is several times more than the value of the crop. In cases where there is crop damage of lesser value than the due grant-in-aid, the grant-in-aid as above will be equal to that value. The cabinet also approved to make provision for payable amount not less than Rs. 5 thousand for each account in the case of all crops – Window to News
