The government of Chhattisgarh has sanctioned about Rs 1,200 crore to be disbursed as a bonus to paddy farmers. In order to implement the election manifesto promise given by BJP, the state government formally directed disbursal bonus of Rs 300 per quintal to farmers for their paddy.
The first installment of 50% of the bonus will be provided through co-operative societies till July 15. The state government has allocated Rs 1,196 crore to Chhattisgarh State Co-operative Marketing Federation for the same.
Further, the Chief Minister Raman Singh had made budgetary provision of Rs 2,400 crore for providing bonus on paddy at the rate of Rs 300 per quintal in the current fiscal.