Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said that the first phase of the compensation amount of ₹2,000 to each beneficiary will be reached shortly, as it was delayed by two months to correct irregularities. He was speaking to mediapersons in Raichur before attending the review meeting of the Revenue Department on Tuesday.
“There were certain irregularities in distributing the compensation amount to farmers during the previous government. We have made everything right, and therefore, it took two months. Now, the first phase of the compensation amount of ₹800-900 crore for 20 lakh beneficiaries will be released soon,” he said.
Referring to the Delhi visit, the Revenue Minister said that the proposal for the compensation of ₹18,172 crore was submitted to the Centre. The Centre was to review the compensation as per the NDRF norm and requested to revise it.
