Chandigarh, Oct 3 – Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday announced a relief package for farmers affected by recent floods, including deferment of electricity bill payments and postponement of crop loan recovery.
Electricity bills for tubewell connections, which were due up to July 2025, can now be paid from January 2026 without additional charges. “This decision will directly benefit 7.10 lakh farmers by easing their immediate financial burden,” Saini said at a press conference.
For farmers who suffered over 33% crop loss in villages where more than 50% of crops were damaged, recovery of kharif season loans from cooperative societies has been put on hold. These farmers will also be eligible for fresh crop loans for the upcoming rabi season, covering nearly 3 lakh cultivators.
The CM also transferred ₹4.72 crore directly into the accounts of 2,386 affected families, including ₹4.67 crore for damaged houses, ₹4.21 lakh for loss of animals, and ₹10,000 each for household goods in two cases.
Saini said verification of claims filed on the e-Kshatipurti portal—where 5.37 lakh farmers registered covering 31 lakh acres—was underway, and compensation of up to ₹15,000 per acre would soon be disbursed in flood-hit areas.
He also highlighted that 1,71,946 women registered within six days of the launch of the Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana app. In addition, the state released ₹404.79 crore as the second instalment of the State Finance Commission’s grant to Panchayati Raj Institutions, benefitting 5,719 Gram Panchayats, 144 Panchayat Samitis and three Zila Parishads.
