TN govt data on paddy harvest incorrect: Stalin

  • | Thursday | 21st June, 2018

Based on all these, we have been asking for a white paper on agriculture in Tamil Nadu. "The Tamil Nadu government has been accused of not giving a proper data and it has been criticised by several courts. However, the government refuses to release a white paper and has been giving false information," he said. CHENNAI: DMK working president M K Stalin on Thursday accused the AIADMK government of giving wrong data on paddy harvest in Tamil Nadu In a statement, Stalin said while the Reserve Bank of India stated that in 2013-14 and in 2014-15, the total paddy harvest was 53.49 lakh tonne and 57.27 lakh tonne respectively, the Tamil Nadu agriculture department data showed 71.15 lakh tonne and 79.49 lakh tonne, respectively. "The government has been stating that there has been a bumper harvest each year while farmers in Cauvery delta districts are suffering," said Stalin.He said there was doubt about the data presented by the state government as it was different from what the RBI had given.

CHENNAI: DMK working president M K Stalin on Thursday accused the AIADMK government of giving wrong data on paddy harvest in Tamil Nadu In a statement, Stalin said while the Reserve Bank of India stated that in 2013-14 and in 2014-15, the total paddy harvest was 53.49 lakh tonne and 57.27 lakh tonne respectively, the Tamil Nadu agriculture department data showed 71.15 lakh tonne and 79.49 lakh tonne, respectively."The government has been stating that there has been a bumper harvest each year while farmers in Cauvery delta districts are suffering," said Stalin.He said there was doubt about the data presented by the state government as it was different from what the RBI had given."The Tamil Nadu government has been accused of not giving a proper data and it has been criticised by several courts. Based on all these, we have been asking for a white paper on agriculture in Tamil Nadu. However, the government refuses to release a white paper and has been giving false information," he said.

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