CM Directs Officers to Ensure Quality and Effective Monitoring of Welfare Schemes, Benefits Reach Eligible Beneficiaries

29 September 2026, Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Mr. Nayab Singh Saini has directed officers to ensure that the benefits of government schemes reach eligible beneficiaries with complete transparency and that the effectiveness of these schemes is ensured at the grassroots level. He said that the objective of the best practices adopted by departments should not merely be to increase figures, but to deliver tangible benefits to farmers, rural communities, women, youth and the general public.

The Chief Minister was chairing a review meeting of key departments of the state government in Chandigarh on Monday. During the meeting, works being undertaken and technological improvements being introduced by the Departments of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Horticulture, Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board, Development and Panchayats, Irrigation and Water Resources, and Cooperation were also reviewed in detail.

Ensure Farmers Receive Full Benefits, from Fertiliser Distribution to Bhavantar Bharpai

The Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department apprised the Chief Minister of its initiative to link the Integrated Fertiliser Management System (IFMS) with the Meri Fasal Mera Byora (MFMB) portal. Under this system, fertilisers are being supplied through POS machines only to verified and registered farmers. The system has helped curb black marketing and industrial misuse of urea and DAP. Under this arrangement, savings of Rs 820 crore in subsidy were recorded between October 8, 2025 and September 14, 2026.

The Chief Minister directed that, to make the system more effective, agricultural scientists should not remain confined to offices but regularly visit fields, interact with farmers and undertake scientific research into the causes and solutions of pest and disease outbreaks in crops, particularly the emergence of caterpillars. He said that pests and diseases affecting crops should be identified in time and farmers provided with the necessary information and solutions. He also directed that effective use of this system be ensured across large agricultural areas. To alert farmers in time about pest-related problems in crops, the Chief Minister directed officials to develop an e-Pest Surveillance System.

The Chief Minister also directed the establishment of a dedicated research centre to promote research on new technologies and new crop varieties in agriculture. He said the centre should undertake research for developing new and improved varieties of sugarcane and other agricultural crops and for enhancing production and quality. Agricultural research should be linked with the actual needs of farmers so that they can directly benefit from it.

During the review of the Mukhyamantri Kisan Evam Khetihar Mazdoor Jeevan Suraksha Yojana, operated by the Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB), the Chief Minister directed that the insurance agency through which farmers are being insured must ensure that every eligible farmer receives the full insurance benefit due and that actual losses are compensated. He also directed effective monitoring of the scheme.

Reviewing the Horticulture Department’s Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana (BBY), the Chief Minister directed officers to ensure that farmers receive full payment according to their eligibility under the scheme. He said effective verification should be carried out of the actual production of crops covered under the Bhavantar scheme, their sale and sales made in mandis. For this purpose, the crop mapping and verification methodology should be further strengthened so that it can be clearly established whether the crop for which the Bhavantar benefit is being provided was actually produced and whether it was sold in a mandi. He directed that the verification process be made simple and effective. He also directed that natural farming be promoted.

Focus on Healthy and Self-Reliant Villages, from Atal Libraries to Rural Youth

In the meeting review was also done regarding the Atal Library initiative launched by the Development and Panchayats Department to provide better study facilities to students and youth in rural areas. In the first phase, 996 Atal Libraries have already been established, while 1,000 new Atal Libraries are being established in the second phase with a budget of Rs 86.6 crore.

The Chief Minister directed that the possibilities of installing solar panels on Atal Library buildings and Gram Sachivalayas be implemented on priority. He said that out of the 1,000 new libraries being established in the second phase, 500 libraries should be inaugurated on December 25, 2026, on the occasion of Good Governance Day. He also made it clear that no fee should be charged from children at these libraries so that the maximum number of children in rural areas can benefit from these facilities.

Reviewing the Dairy Scheme on Shamlat Deh land aimed at linking women of Self-Help Groups with self-employment and dairy farming, the Chief Minister said that the maximum number of women from Self-Help Groups should be connected with dairy activities. This would provide women with self-employment and help increase milk production in villages while ensuring availability of quality milk. He directed that sheds covered under the VB-G RAM G scheme should also be constructed and provided to Self-Help Groups (SHGs) interested in undertaking dairy activities. Under the scheme, land is being made available on lease for five years at a minimum rate. The rate has been fixed at Rs 1,000 per 100 square yards per year, and 1,005 applications have been received so far.

To promote fitness and a healthy lifestyle among rural youth, rural indoor gyms are being established. 468 indoor gyms have been established so far, while orders have been issued for setting up another 234 indoor gyms.

The Chief Minister directed that sports and fitness activities be organised at places where indoor gyms have been established, involving women, elderly persons and youth, to promote a healthy lifestyle in rural areas.

Directions to Further Strengthen Water Conservation, Quality Milk and Technical Services

During the review of the Irrigation and Water Resources Department, the Chief Minister directed officers to ensure adequate and timely water supply to farmers’ fields and that full water reaches the tail ends of canals. He said that all necessary efforts being undertaken by the department for saving water should be implemented effectively and water conservation techniques, including micro-irrigation, should be promoted.

Reviewing the schemes of the Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Federation (HDDCF), the Chief Minister directed that greater emphasis be laid on empowering women engaged in milk production. He said that along with increasing milk production, special attention should also be paid to milk quality. The assistance of the Food and Drug Department should be taken for regular testing of milk quality and adulteration, and wherever milk testing facilities are available, they should be made effective. He also directed that measures be taken to prevent milk adulteration and ensure regular testing of the quality of cattle feed.

The Chief Minister directed officers to explore the possibility of providing Rs 10 per litre subsidy to gaushalas under the Mukhyamantri Dugdh Utpadak Protsahan Yojana. He said that just as assistance and subsidy are being provided to other eligible beneficiaries, appropriate provisions should also be prepared for gaushalas.

Notably, under the Mukhyamantri Dugdh Utpadak Protsahan Yojana, milk producers are being provided an incentive of Rs 5 per litre during the lean season, Rs 3 per litre during winter, and Rs 10 per litre throughout the year to Antyodaya families. He directed that people supplying milk should also be registered and arrangements made to link them with the Personal Accident Insurance Scheme according to their eligibility.

Technology-Driven Reforms in Cooperative Sector

The review was also done regarding the functioning of cooperative societies, HAFED, Haryana Sugarfed and HDDCF under the Cooperation Department. Online registration of cooperative societies is being completed within three working days under the Haryana Right to Service Act, 2014. Since 2019, 9,165 societies have been registered online.

The process of share transfer in group housing societies has also been made completely paperless, with 14,022 cases approved online since 2021.

For sugarcane supply to cooperative sugar mills, a mobile app/SMS-based Advance Token System has been implemented. This has reduced the waiting time of farmers at mills from 11 to 15 hours to around 1 to 2 hours. HAFED is operating an integrated system for procurement at MSP, scientific storage, processing and marketing of branded products.

The Chief Minister directed officers to further strengthen technology, transparency and monitoring in departmental schemes and replicate successful best practices in other areas as well, so that the benefits of government schemes reach eligible beneficiaries in a real and effective manner and the system of public service becomes more efficient.

Chief Secretary, Mr. Anurag Rastogi, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr.  Arun Kumar Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, Mr. Anurag Agarwal, Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Mr. Vijayendra Kumar, Principal Secretary, Cooperation Department, Mr. Pankaj Yadav, Director, Women and Child Development, Dr Priyanka Soni, Deputy Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr. Ajay Kumar, and other senior officers were present at the meeting.

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