Chandigarh, Dec. 15 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini said the state government on Sunday released Rs.380 crore for bajra-producing farmers under the Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana.

Stating that prosperity in the state is not possible without the prosperity of farmers, the chief minister said that farmers' welfare remains the top priority of the government.

Addressing office-bearers of the Kisan Morcha at his official residence, Sant Kabir Kutir, here on Sunday, Saini said that farmers are provided subsidies on agricultural machinery from sowing to harvesting and that in case crops are damaged due to natural calamities, provisions for compensation and crop insurance are in place.

Under the Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana for vegetables an...