BJP bid to widen farmer outreach

  • | Saturday | 17th November, 2018

“The per acre bonus scheme of BJP will have more reach and effect. However, the scheme which is being added to the BJP manifesto, will help more than 1.10 crore farmers. Sources said loan waiver scheme of Congress would help 49 lakh farmers. Though the saffron party had launched Bhawantar scheme to compensate price fall, but it turned out to be a damp squib. Now, bonus per acre would have more impact,” said a senior BJP state functionary.As per sources, at present more than 60 lakh farmers are availing benefit of bonus per quintal of produce as announced by the state government.

BHOPAL: The BJP manifesto may bring relief to farm community as the saffron party is contemplating to add 1.10 crore farmers by announcing ‘bonus per acre scheme’ in the party's “Drishti Patra”(Vision Document), which is likely to be announced on Saturday.Sources said BJP decision to help more farmers through new schemes is aimed at countering Congress loan waiver scheme announced by party president Rahul Gandhi during his Mandsaur visit in May this year.Rahul had announced if voted to power, Congress would waive farmers’ loan up to Rs2 lakh in just 10 days and would raise minimum support price (MSP) besides justified margin of profit on their hard-earned produce. Sources said loan waiver scheme of Congress would help 49 lakh farmers. However, the scheme which is being added to the BJP manifesto, will help more than 1.10 crore farmers. “The per acre bonus scheme of BJP will have more reach and effect. Though the saffron party had launched Bhawantar scheme to compensate price fall, but it turned out to be a damp squib. Now, bonus per acre would have more impact,” said a senior BJP state functionary.As per sources, at present more than 60 lakh farmers are availing benefit of bonus per quintal of produce as announced by the state government. In bonus per acre scheme, apart from 20 lakh farmers who were sowing wheat and gram every year, 72 lakh farmers who were sowing onion , mustard and garlic crops will also get direct benefit.The manifesto has incorporated many out of 23 lakh suggestions it received from people.The ‘Drishti Patra’ is likely to be released in presence of Union finance minister Arun Jaitley , chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other senior party leaders.

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