Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel Waives Irrigation Tax Worth Rs 207 Crore

“The waiver will benefit around 15 lakh farmers”, said the Congress leader in his speech on the occasion of 70th Republic Day at Raipur.

As reported by ANI, on Saturday, the newly-elected Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel, announced in his speech:

“We (administration) have decided to waive irrigation tax owed by farmers until October 2018 amounting to Rs 207 crore.”

The Congress leader made the statement at a Republic Day event in Raipur.

He also said, “The decision is to benefit around 15 lakh farmers. It follows the government’s waiver of farm loans in a bid to help farmers.”

Another announcement stated that the state would return “unused” land to farmers. The “unused” land refers to the almost 2,000 hectare of land acquired by the previous Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in 2005 for a Tata Steel factory in Bastar.

The company had withdrawn from the project soon after several farmers had protested the acquisition.

Source: ANI

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