Today Gujarat government has announced a major relief package for farmers due to heavy rains. A relief package of Rs 1419.62 crores has been announced.
Package for groundnut, paddy, cotton crops due to rain damage to farmers’ crops. In 136 talukas of 20 districts have been announced as relief packages for losses incurred in August. 4.19 lakh farmers including Vadodara, Morbi, Rajkot and Surat districts will get benefit of this package. Final survey was made where rainfall has occurred.