category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU CHANDIGARH Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday directed the officers to complete the work of special girdawari and disbursement of compensation to farmers affected by rain and hailstorm in a time bound and result oriented manner. Chairing a meeting to review the situation after the rain and hailstorm, the Chief Minister asked the officers to ensure that girdawari is concluded within the stipulated time. He said that loss worth every single penny should be ascertained so that aggrieved parties can be given compensation. Bhagwant Mann asked the officers to ensure that only the genuine tillers of land get the compensation so that they do not face any crisis. The Chief Minister said before disbursement of the compensation public announcements need to be made to ensure that all the people are made aware of it. He said that any sort of callousness in this work is unwarranted and undesirable. Bhagwant Mann said that in case the loss is more than 75 then the state government will compensate the farmers with Rs 15,000 per acre. Likewise, the Chief Minister said that if the loss was between 33 to 75 then the farmers will get a compensation worth Rs 6750 per acre. Similarly, Bhagwant Mann said that the labourers will get 10 as compensation so that they do not face any problem in life. He also said that Rs 95100 will be paid as compensation to full house damage whereas Rs 5200 will be given for minor damage to houses. The Chief Minister asked the officers to ensure that this work is completed at the earliest to give relief to farmers. He asked the senior officers to personally monitor the progress of this task and submit report daily to him. Bhagwant Mann reiterated the commitment of state government to ensure the well being of the farmers and farm labourers. Meanwhile, in a major gift to residents of Jalandhar, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday dedicated and kicked off development projects worth around Rs 100 crore to give facelift to the city. The Chief Minister dedicated newly constructed automatic fermented milk product plant of Verka at a cost of Rs 84 crore to the city residents. Likewise, he also virtually inaugurated the Smart school at Basti Danishmanda at a cost of Rs 4.83 crore. Bhagwant Mann also laid foundation stone of roads and street lights to be installed at Leather complex in the city. Meanwhile addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that Jalandhar will be developed as a model city in the coming days. He said that no stone will be left unturned for this noble cause. Bhagwant Mann also announced to give impetus to the sports industry in the city. The Chief Minister said that in a major relief to the farmers of the state the state government has announced 25 upward revision in the compensation for the crop loss to the farmers. He said that in case the loss is more than 75 then the state government will compensate the farmers with Rs 15,000 per acre. Bhagwant Mann said that the motive is to ensure the well being of the farmers at all costs. The Chief Minister said that the compensation was earlier only 12,000 but his government has decided to enhance it. He said that earlier the entire process was a sham as the government used to give meagre compensation to farmers. Bhagwant Mann said that instead of giving relief to farmers the previous governments used to rub salt into wounds of food growers. The Chief Minster said that fully Automated Fermented Milk Product Plant with capacity of 1.25 lakh litre per day milk has been constructed at a cost of Rs.84 Crore. He said that it has fully automated Dahi Plant of 50 MT Day and Lassi processing and packaging infrastructure of 1.5 Lakh Litre Day. Bhagwant Mann envisioned that this step will go a long way in ensuring remunerative rate of milk to milk producers of Jalandhar, Kapurthala SBS Nagar Districts besides providing direct or indirect employment opportunities to the youth and entrepreneurs of adjoining areas. The Chief Minister said that a year ago the people of state had voted them to power by pressing a button on the EVM. Bhagwant Mann said that today within a year he is pressing four-five buttons daily for dedicating new projects to the people of the state. He said that the day is not far when due to strenuous efforts of state government, Punjab will emerge as frontrunner state in country. (editor dailyworld.in)