The government on Tuesday announced a Tk 1.36 billion (Tk 136.99 crore) incentive for the flood-affected farmers of 24 districts, including six haor districts, for their rehabilitation.
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury came up with the announcement at a press briefing at the secretariat, reports UNB.
Some 7,76,202 flood-hit farmers will get cash, fertilizer and seeds to cultivate Boro and Robi crops, said the Agriculture Minister.
The six haor districts are-Sylhet, Sunamganj, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Netrakona, and Kishoreganj while the other districts are-Nagaon, Kurigram, Jamalpur, Dinajpur, Bogra, Tangail, Sirajganj, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Natore, Nilphamari, Gaibandha, Thakurgaon, Lalmonirhat, Panchagarh, Joypurhat, Sherpur and Brahmanbaria.
Around 600,000 farmers of the haor districts will get Tk1.17 billion (TK 117 crore) while 1,76,202 farmers of 18 other districts will get Tk 199 million (Tk 19.99 crore) for cultivating 600,000 bighas of land.
Some 5 kg seeds of Boro paddy, 20kg DAP fertilizer, 10kg MOP fertilizer and cash 1,000 tk will be provided to the farmers for each bigha, said the minister.
Some 19,000 wheat cultivators, 18,000 maize cultivators, 50,802 mustard farmers 2,000 peanuts farmer, 4004 pulse farmers and 82,000 Boro cultivators will get the incentive.
Besides, the government earlier provided Tk 187.50 million (Tk 18.75 crore) incentive to 5,51,201 farmers of flood-hit 64 districts for cultivating 10 crops.
