ITANAGAR, 23 Sep: A delegation of the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), Arunachal Pradesh State Committee, called on Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein and submitted a seven-point memorandum, including a demand for enhanced budgetary allocation for the agriculture and allied sectors and proper implementation of Atma Nirbhar schemes, with timely sanctioning of bank loans.

In its memorandum, the BKS Arunachal committee said the budget allocation for the agriculture and allied sectors should be enhanced to strengthen farming, allied activities, infrastructure, technology and farmer-support programmes.

The government should ensure proper implementation of the Atma Nirbhar Kisan Yojana, Atma Nirbhar Pashupalan Yojana, Atma Nirbhar Bhagwani Yojana and Atma Nirbhar Matsya Palan Yojana, the memorandum said. It added that eligible farmers should receive bank loans in a timely manner without unnecessary delays.

Other demands of the BKS state committee included measures to protect agricultural and other farming land from encroachment; link roads and transportation facilities for cluster cultivation areas; budgetary support for organic farming; a separate agricultural disaster relief branch; and regular electricity supply to cultivation areas to support irrigation, processing, storage and other agricultural and allied activities.

The delegation was led by BKS state president Nyaksar Raksap and state general secretary Ngurang Tadap, along with Bharatiya Kisan Sangh North-East in-charge Srinivas.

The demands were adopted as resolutions during a joint meeting of the state and district-level committees of the BKS, a release said.

The release said the BKS delegation held a detailed discussion with the Deputy Chief Minister on its seven-point demands. The DCM assured the delegation that he would hold discussions with the Chief Minister and secretaries of the departments concerned for necessary action.