Mumbai, Nov 10: Cheered by the sweet news of crop insurance companies in the state having approved disbursement of crop insurance advance of about Rs 1,700 crore in first phase to nearly 35 lakh farmers in the state on eve of festival of lights, a progressive farmer Govind Balasaheb Deshmukh on Thursday wrote an emotional letter to Agriculture Minister Dhananjay Munde thanking him for his efforts to make them celebrate this Diwali on a happy note.
In the note, he said, “Sir, we have received crop insurance money, now we can celebrate Diwali. Munde did not even accept bouquets and garlands in public meetings and ceremonies until all the technical procedures in crop insurance were completed.”
Last month, on October 26, an installment of Rs 2,000 of Namo Kisan Samman Yojana was directly credited to farmers’ accounts.
Therefore, farmers have got a little support during the festive period of Diwali.
“Munde had said that if farmers do not get the money of crop insurance, he would not celebrate Diwali either. That’s when we thought that someone from our family is occupying the post of Agriculture Minister,” he added.
Deshmukh has sent Diwali gifts to Munde and requested him to celebrate Diwali now.
