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Bengaluru: Karnataka spent only Rs 1,203 crore on drought in three years-BJP

  •   Sun, Jul 02 2017 06:54:15 AM

Bengaluru, Jul 2 (DHNS): With Karnataka facing severe drought for the past three consecutive years, the state government spent only Rs 1,203.45 crore from its kitty to 

mitigate the situation during this period while the Centre released Rs 4,898.15 crore.

From 2014-15 to 2016-17, the Karnataka government sought Rs 15,929.17 crore from the Centre to tackle drought and compensate farmers for crop loss due to hailstorm in some parts of the state. The Centre sanctioned Rs 4,898.15 crore (Rs 4,326.91 crore under National Disaster Response Fund and Rs 571.24 crore under State Disaster  Relief Fund) while Karnataka released Rs 1,203.45 crore during the same period.

“Despite farmers in Karnataka witnessing severe crop loss mostly due to drought and some due to hailstorms, why did the state government not make extra budgetary allocation to address the situation?” questioned Union Fertilisers Minister Ananth Kumar.

Releasing a document on the status of central funds released to Karnataka for the past three years, the minister said that despite the Karnataka government declaring drought in 139 taluks in 2016-17, the state government spent only Rs 518 crore while the Centre sanctioned Rs 2,627.50 crore, he said.

Claiming that these statistics are based on information submitted by the state government to the Union Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Agriculture, the minister said this shows the lack of seriousness on the part of the state government to tackle the natural calamity.

Promising to give more funds to Karnataka to help drought-hit farmers from the Centre, the minister said the state government should also spend money from its budget.

Claiming that the Karnataka government has not fully spent the money allocated to it, the minister said the state government should release the funds to beneficiary farmers’ accounts and submit the utilisation certificate at the earliest.

With Karnataka witnessing below average rainfall this year too, the state government must prepare for facing the situation and extend help to farmers, he urged.
  

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Sun, Jul 02 2017

    Hundreds of farmers have decided to sit on an indefinite strike in Rajasthan’s Pratapgarh district from next week, the third BJP-ruled state after Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh to be rocked by crop protests after a drought year.
    Madhya Pradesh farmers protest following the footsteps of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh farmers have hit the streets protesting over their demands for remunerative prices for their produce and a farm loan waiver not being met. This has unfortunately taken an ugly turn on Tuesday as six farmers were killed and eight others injured in two separate incidents of firing in Mandsaur.
    The snowballing farm protests are a challenge for the BJP and especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has made the sector a focus and promised to double agricultural incomes by 2022. Angry farmers from food-bowl states say they cannot afford to sell produce at below-par prices and want the administration to create a safety net.
    After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government took over – the farmer suicide rate rose by 40%. Farm load waiver for BJP ruled crossed 1 lakh crores. But for BJP lawmaker like Gopal Shetty has attributed farmers' suicides to a "fashion" and "trend" to end lives.
    Karnataka BJP should also explain the farmers suicide and protest which led to killing of 6 farmers in its 'good governance' ruled state.
    Jai Hind

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  • mohan sr., Mangalore

    Sun, Jul 02 2017

    Why there is news only of karanataka .. .. Because it is congress government ?????... Why there is no news of BJP rulled states... Can you check how much money spent for drought while yeddy government..... ... It is just BJP,s vote bank policy

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  • Anand Kumar, Mangalore

    Sun, Jul 02 2017

    Congress government refused to let water from Cauvery to Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu has drought this year too in spite of floods last year. They have no means to conserve the water.
    Chaddis are trying all last minute means to penetrate their poison into Karnataka. Beware!!!

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Jul 02 2017

    Who asked Cauvery water to be released to Tamil Nadu ...

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