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| Waive off interest on KCC loans in J&K in support of farmers: JKAP | | | Early Times Report
Vijaypur, April 18: Suggesting Government to constitute district and divisional level committee to redress issues of farmers in Jammu division, Former Minister and senior J&K Apni Party leader Manjit Singh has appealed Government not to charge interest on Kissan Credit Cards (KCC) loans, and electricity pumps in Jammu and Kashmir.
He also demanded release of pending compensation of farmers who lost their basmati rice crop, last year. In a statement to press, the J&K Apni Party’s senior leader Manjit Singh expressed concern over the plight of the farmers in Jammu and Kashmir who have pinned their hopes with the J&K Government and Lt Governor Girish Chander Murmu. They appealed that the Government should release the pending compensations in favour of the farmers who have lost their basmati rice crops and were assured adequate compensation by the Government. “A year has passed, but the promise has not been fulfilled. The farmers in the ongoing lockdown have allegedly been facing starvation like situation,” he claimed, while quoting the suffering of the farmers along the International Border and other places in Jammu and Kashmir. The former minister said that the government should frame policy for the welfare of the farmers involving their representatives at the district and divisional level so that their issues can be addressed as early as possible. “The interest of Kissan Credit Card loan should also not be charged from these poor people who are dependent upon their fields and at present times, they are passing though the hardships. KCC loan interest should be waved off,” he said, adding that the electricity charges and pump set should also not be charged from them.
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