Hansi(Haryana), Dec 28: A television channel " Jai Kisan," exclusively for farmers will be soon launched by the government, Union Agriculture Minister Rajnath Singh said here today. Announcing this at a BJP rally, the minister also said that farmers will be given technical advice and other necessary information free of charge on phone from next month.

Singh said that it has been decided to introduce crop insurance on produce per acre and added that efforts would be made to ensure a regular income to farmers.

He said that interest rates for farmers have been brought down to nine per cent from the previous between 13 to 18 per cent.
The Union Agricultual Minister said that the country cannot become rich without farmers becoming self-dependent.

Singh said that although there were record foreign exchange reserves, the condition of the peasantry was still pathetic.

Bureau Report