Belagavi
Farmers’ welfare is the first priority of the state government, Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy said.
The Minister was answering to a question of dot identification by MLA Sharanu Salagara in the Legislative Assembly. This year there has been a severe drought. Preventive sowing is invoked and under mid-season adversity. The estimated compensation paid is around Rs 450 crore. He informed that the crop harvesting survey has already been completed and the insurance money will reach the rest of the farmers soon. Â Average yield of five years in previous seven rows as per central government guidelines in crop yield survey is considered as benchmark. Despite requests from the state government to change this through a letter and meeting with the Union Finance Minister, the Union Government has not agreed to change this guideline, Minister Cheluvarayaswamy informed the House.
Appropriate Measures To Prevent Yellow Leaf And Leaf Spot Diseases, Agriculture Minister Chaluvarayaswamy
Belagavi
MLA Araga Gyanendra spoke at zero hour in the assembly that the groundnut crop, which is an important crop in the hilly and coastal areas, is suffering from A yellow leaf disease and leaf spot disease for a few months. He submitted a request to the government in this regard and said that the grant given by the government for research is less and they should give more grant and take action to eradicate the disease.
 Agriculture Minister Chaluvarayaswamy replied to this in the House and said that university scientists have undertaken research to eliminate leaf spot and yellow leaf disease affecting the nut crop. 52 lakhs already for this research work. have been released. The government is ready to release more funding if needed for research. He said that the government has taken appropriate measures to eliminate these diseases.
