The farmer, Digambar Sudhakar Tangde, is a resident of Dawarwadi village in Paithan taluka.
Tangde spoke to reporters at Nandar village in Paithan on the sidelines of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray's go to as a part of the latter's tour of Marathwada area, throughout which he's interacting with farmers.
Lately, farmers in some villages in Akola district of the state claimed to have obtained as little as Rs 3 and Rs 21 as compensation underneath a central insurance coverage scheme for the crop losses they suffered attributable to heavy rains, and known as the help as “insulting” and “mockery” of their plight.
The farmers, who obtained help underneath the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), later staged a protest on the district collector's workplace and returned the quantities by means of cheques.
Tangde mentioned, “I've simply two acres of land. I bought a message that Rs 6 have been credited into my checking account. The federal government ought to be ashamed of paying so little. This quantity will not be even ample to purchase me a cup of tea. The federal government has performed a giant joke on the farmers.” “We want a mortgage waiver and the federal government is enjoying such jokes on farmers by crediting Rs 6 to my account. We have now nothing to do with politics. However not less than (former CM) Uddhav Thackeray offered a mortgage waiver throughout his tenure. This authorities additionally introduced it earlier, however did nothing,” he mentioned.Individuals have been ready for compensation for the final two months. Now they're sending such quantities, he mentioned.Farmers in elements of the state, particularly some districts of Marathwada area, suffered intensive crop losses attributable to heavy rains and flooding in August-September.
The state authorities final month introduced a compensation package deal of Rs 31,628 crore for the affected farmers. It consists of compensation for crop losses, soil erosion, hospitalisation of injured individuals, ex-gratia for next-of-kin, harm to homes, outlets and cattle sheds, amongst others.
