Patna: The Bihar government has given the gift of Diwali and Chhath to the farmers. State CM Nitish Kumar has decided to give Rs 3500 to every farmer family of the districts facing drought this year. According to the order of the government, this amount will be sent to the farmers' account before the Chhath festival.

According to the information shared on Nitish Kumar's official Twitter account, 7841 revenue villages of 937 panchayats in 96 blocks of 11 drought-prone districts of the state and all affected families of all villages, tolls and habitations falling under it will get Rs 3500 as special assistance. Money is being transferred to their bank account. No affected families are left out, officers have been asked to take care of it.

Let us tell you that this year, due to less rainfall in many states of North India, farmers have been hit by drought. Bihar is also no exception to this. Due to a lack of rain on time, the sowing of paddy was delayed. On the other hand, those people who have sown paddy in some way, then their produce has been hit due to the drying up of the crop. In such a situation, many families have faced a crisis of livelihood. In such a situation, this decision of the Bihar government has brought relief to the farmers of their state. 62 districts of UP also had to face drought. Here also the yield of farmers has been badly affected. Now the government is distributing the seeds of pulses and oilseeds free of cost to save the farmers from the loss. At the same time, in states like Rajasthan and Jharkhand, farmers have been hit by drought. 

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