1267 farmers from Amritsar district get debt relief of Rs 1 98 crore
Under this scheme 1267 landless farmers and farm laborers of 41 cooperative societies of the district were given debt relief of Rs 198 crorePunjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh during a state-level function at Ropar has given a debt relief of Rs 520 crore to the landless farmers and farm labourersSarkaria said 1267 landless farmers and farm laborers of 41 societies in the district have received relief of Rs 198 croreHe said 398 farmers of 16 cooperative societies of Ajnala were given Rs 7288 lakh 45 farmers of Amritsar East given Rs 413 lakh 38 farmers of Amritsar South got Rs 302 lakh and 103 farmers of four societies of Attari received 961 lakhRs 377 lakh to 318 given to farmers of nine societies of Jandiala Rs 26 lakh to seven farmers of Majitha and Rs 7079 lakh to 362 farmers of nine cooperative societies of Rajasansi
Tribune News ServiceAmritsar August 20The Punjab Governments scheme to waive the debt of landless farmers and farm labourers of cooperative societies has launched in the district today Under this scheme 1267 landless farmers and farm laborers of 41 cooperative societies of the district were given debt relief of Rs 198 crorePunjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh during a state-level function at Ropar has given a debt relief of Rs 520 crore to the landless farmers and farm labourers Under this 285 lakh farmers of the state have got the benefitTaking part in a virtual function at the District Administrative Complex here today Cabinet Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria lauded this unique initiative and said the debt relief scheme launched by Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh was a golden age for the farmers of the state He said this would alleviate the problems of the farming communitySarkaria said 1267 landless farmers and farm laborers of 41 societies in the district have received relief of Rs 198 crore He said 398 farmers of 16 cooperative societies of Ajnala were given Rs 7288 lakh 45 farmers of Amritsar East given Rs 413 lakh 38 farmers of Amritsar South got Rs 302 lakh and 103 farmers of four societies of Attari received 961 lakh Rs 377 lakh to 318 given to farmers of nine societies of Jandiala Rs 26 lakh to seven farmers of Majitha and Rs 7079 lakh to 362 farmers of nine cooperative societies of RajasansiTarsem Singh DC MLA Gurpreet Singh Khaira Deputy Commissioner Dilraj Singh Sarkaria Chairman Zila Parishad and Dr Bhupinder Singh jointly handed over the checks to the beneficiaries from each constituency The farm workers who were present on the occasion stated that the initiative taken by the government was commendable and would provide much relief to the labor community most affected by the Covid-19
