Agartala (Tripura) [India], July 5 (HBTV): The Tripura government has sanctioned INR 22 crore for farmers who suffered losses in cyclone Midhili, said Tripura’s state agriculture minister Ratan Lal Nath. 

"In November 2023, under the influence of Cyclone Midhili, farmers suffered huge losses. All sorts of crops, such as paddy, vegetables, etc., got destroyed in fields," Ratan Lal Nath told ANI. 

"Following the cyclone, the agriculture department surveyed the state and forwarded our findings to the Revenue Department of Tripura. The department, after going through our reports, sanctioned funds worth Rs 22 crore, which are now being deposited directly into the bank accounts of the farmers," he added. 

He said that over 78,000 farmers in the state were affected by the cyclone Midhili. 

To compensate for the losses incurred by the farmers, the state government has released INR 22 crore through DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer).

The minister also announced a hike in wages for agriculture laborers. 

‘This is an important announcement. In the fiscal year 2017-18, the wage for agriculture laborers stood at INR 177. In the past six years after the BJP came to power in Tripura, wages were revised as many as six times. The total hike approved for people associated with this specific assignment increased by INR 224. Recently, we have given another hike to wages, which will come into effect on July 1. The revised wage per person per day now stands at INR 401," he said.

(ANI) This is a syndicated news feed. HBTV has edited it for clarity.