Delhi govt to pay Rs 50,000 per hectare compensation to farmers

New Delhi, October 20

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said an order had been issued for giving compensation of Rs 50,000 per hectare to farmers whose crops had been damaged due to untimely rains in the city.

Revenue officials are conducting a survey of the damaged crops and it would be completed within two weeks. The compensation at the rate of Rs 50,000 per hectare would be provided to the farmers within two months, he said in a press briefing.

The CM said the Delhi government is committed to helping the farmers and it also paid compensation to them in the past at Rs 50,000 per hectare which is the highest in the country. PTI