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GTD criticises State government for failure to provide crop loss relief

The former Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader G.T. Deve Gowda on Wednesday criticised the Congress government in the State for its failure to pay the promised ₹2,000 per farmer as compensation for crop loss.

Speaking to reporters after participating in a programme organised to release Mysuru District Journalists’ Association’s (MDJA) calendar and diary of the year 2024, Mr. Gowda pointed out that crops on 48 lakh hectares of land worth ₹38 lakh crore had been ruined as a result of to the drought in the State.

Though the State government had promised to provide a relief of ₹2,000 per farmer, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah himself had admitted that the compensation amount had not reached the farmers due to certain technical issues.

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