Gujarat govt. distributes Rs. 3,795 crore assistance to farmers in 8 functions held on the same day

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat today organized Farmers sammelan at 8 places across the State in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Kutch, Bhavnagar, Mahesana and Godhra and distributed assistance package worth Rs. 3,795 crore.

The main sammelan was held in presence of State Chief Minister in Vadodara, covering five central Gujarat districts including Vadodara, Bharuch, Anand, Chhota Udepur and Narmada.

The Chief Minister during the function distributed benefits of schemes such as purchase of paddy on support price and farm mechanization. He also e-launched a water filteration plant of Chikhodra in Vadodara district.

The Chief Minister made appeal to farmers for maximum sowing in upcoming Rabi (winter) and summer seasons, as the state has huge storage of water in dams and reservoirs due to surplus rain in last monsoon.

Meanwhile Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel addressing another sammelan at Vijapur in North Gujarat said total 56.36 lakh farmers are going to get Rs. 3,795 crore assistance on account of natural calamity of excess rain.

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