*Gujarat: Agricultural relief package announced for cotton crop damage, online application started*
The government has announced an agricultural relief package for the damage to cotton crops in Mahuva, Sihor, Ghogha, Umrala talukas of Bhavnagar. Assistance will be provided up to 2 hectares and applications can be made from 02/09/2025.
During October-2024, agriculture was severely affected due to the adverse rainfall conditions in Bhavnagar district. Especially in the rural areas of Mahuva, Sihor, Ghogha and Umrala talukas, the cotton crop has suffered heavy damage. The state government has included the villages of these four talukas in the ‘Agricultural Relief Package’. This assistance will prove to be a blessing for the farmers, especially for the damage to the cotton crop.
The government has announced “Agricultural Relief Package (Cotton) October-2024” to compensate for the damage to the crop due to heavy rains in October-2024. Which includes Mahuva, Sihor, Ghogha and Umrala talukas of Bhavnagar district. Under this package, assistance will be available up to a limit of 2 hectares. Only one beneficiary is eligible for assistance in one account. To get the benefit of this package, farmers will have to apply online through VCE at Gram Panchayat on Digital Gujarat Portal from 02/09/2025 to 15 days.
Farmers will not have to pay any fee to apply. At the time of applying online, farmers will have to submit these supporting documents
1) Up-to-date copy of village sample no. 7-12 and 8-A.
2) If there is no record of cotton crop cultivation in village sample no. 12 in October 2024, then Talati cum Minister's (Digital Coop Survey DSC) based cultivation pattern will have to be submitted.
3) Copy of Aadhaar card.
4) Copy of bank passbook/cancelled cheque (with IFSC code) will be required.
5) In case of joint account holder, consent form of account holders other than the applicant farmer or in the absence of other farmer account holders, confession of the applicant farmer is required.
6) In case of death of a farmer account holder, a firm name will have to be submitted by the heirs. Any one of the heirs in the firm name can submit an affidavit of consent of the other heirs in the firm name and other account holders of that account to get assistance.
7) The benefit of this relief package will not be available to government, cooperative or institutional (trust) land holders.
8) Assistance is available only once per Aadhaar number under this package.
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