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 CM 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 crore for guar. The entire amount will be credited to the accounts of beneficiary farmers by next week, Saini said. He said three districts suffered the most significant losses: Charkhi Dadri which got Rs.23.55 crore compensation, Hisar (Rs.17.82 crore) and Bhiwani (Rs.12.15 crore). He said government has released Rs.4.72 crore to compensate for livestock losses, house damage, and other essential items affected by the floods. He said six patwaris were suspended for negligence in verifying crop losses during the 2025 Kharif season. Providing relief to farmers associated with the state's primary agricultural cooperative societies (PACS), Saini on Wednesday announced a one-time settlement (OTS) scheme for clearing outstanding loans. The scheme will remain in effect until March 31, 2026. The CM at a briefing said that as finance minister, he had proposed a scheme for the settlement of overdue loans of farmers to PACS during the 2025-26 budget session. Under the scheme, if a farmer, who took loan from PACS, deposits the principal amount into the societies' accounts, then their entire outstanding interest will be waived. This interest waiver amounts to Rs.2,266 crore, benefiting about 6.81 lakh farmers and poor labourers. The Haryana government has released Rs.1,700 crore to the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) and various metropolitan development authorities for strengthening urban infrastructure. Saini said in the budget estimates for financial year 2025-26, an allocation of Rs.3,000 crore from the external development charges fund was made for the HSVP and metropolitan development authorities of Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonepat, Panchkula and Hisar for external development works....