AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Tuesday faulted slammed the State government for not fulfilling many of its assurances for the farm sector.
Describing the State Agriculture Budget presented in the Assembly on Tuesday as one of no use to farmers, Mr. Palaniswami told reporters that the government had not fulfilled its assurances of procuring sugar cane at ₹4,000 a tonne and paddy at ₹2,500 a quintal. Likewise, issues concerning copra farmers had not been addressed.
The Budget did not have anything for farmers who suffered crop loss last year during the Kuruvai cultivation season. Had the government ensured coverage of crop under the insurance scheme, the farmers would have got compensation of ₹84,000 per hectare. For those who raised paddy during the Samba-Thaladi season and suffered the loss, a solatium of ₹35,000 per acre should be given.
