Inter-ministerial team to assess Raj farmers demand

An inter-ministerial team would come for assessment of farmers’ demands in Rajasthan after the state submits its memorandum on crop loss due to rains and hailstorm, the government on Monday said.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is currently touring parts of the state, which have suffered crop damage and loss of human lives due to rains and hailstorm. “Rajasthan government has collected every details from each village on crop loss and farmers affected by recently held rains and hailstorm, and it would submit a memorandum to this effect to Centre very soon”, Jaitley told reporters here.