Chandigarh, Dec. 11 -- Providing financial relief to farmers, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday released a crop compensation of Rs.116.15 crore to 53,821 farmers for losses suffered due to heavy rains in August-September.

At a briefing, the chief minister said that about 5.29 lakh farmers had registered 31 lakh acres of land on the e-Kshatipurti portal for natural disaster-related crop losses during the 2025 Kharif season. "After verification, the damage was confirmed on about 1.20 lakh acres belonging to 53,821 farmers,'' Saini said.

The CM said the compensation released on Wednesday included Rs.35.29 crore for damage to millet crop, Rs.27.43 crore for damage to cotton crop, Rs.22.91 crore for paddy, and Rs.14.10 cr...