Burhanpur: Burhanpur and Bediya of Khargone district have been integrated beneath Atmanirbhar Abhiyan launched by union government.
Khandwa MP Nandkumar Singh Chauhan told reporters in Khandwa on Thursday that bananas of Burhanpur and chillies of Bediya have been integrated beneath Mission. Food processing units linked to bananas and chillies will be set up, which will advantage farmers as well.
Chauhan additional stated that compensation of Rs 3 crore for banana crops that had been broken due to cucumber mosaic virus will be credited in accounts of about 2,000 farmers by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday. “For the first time, crops damaged due to virus have been included in compensation,” he added.