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Relief sought for farmers

Special Correspondent

CHANDIGARH: Although damage caused to mustard crop due to frost does not fall under the ambit of natural calamities, the Haryana Government has written to the Centre to compensate for the loss suffered by the farmers in the State on this count, according to Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

Talking to media persons in Rewari on Monday evening, Mr.Hooda said that the date to start procurement of mustard by government agencies would be announced shortly.

The people between the age group of 18 and 60 years would be covered under an insurance scheme. Also, an Arogya Kosh has been set up for better medical care to the poor.

Mr. Hooda clarified that Industrial Training Institutes would not be privatized.

Earlier, he inaugurated an E-disha centre in the mini-secretariat at Rewari. Such centres would be set up in all districts. He said that each E-disha centre would have 10 public service counters to provide facilities like driving license, registration of vehicles, passports, copy of mutation and domicile certificate.

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