Controversy Over Cheque After Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister's Aid Promise

The woman farmer received a cheque of Rs 50,000 the same day, however, it turned out to be from the personal account of a village patwari - a land records officer in rural areas.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday assured immediate compensation to a woman farmer whose crop was damaged due to unseasonal rain in the state. The woman received a cheque of Rs 50,000 the same day, however, it turned out to be from the personal account of a village patwari - a land records officer in rural areas. Chief Minister @ChouhanShivraj on Friday inspected the affected crops of Rajkumari Bai and took stock of the damage caused to the mustard crop he assured and comforted her that the damage caused would be compensated @ndtv@ndtvindiapic.twitter.com/WL4Bgj2jhR शाम को ही मुंगावली तहसीलदार ने राजकुमारी बाई को पचास हजार का चेक सौंपा लेकिन इस चेक पर सवाल खड़े होने लगे क्योंकि चेक जितेंद्र शर्मा के हस्ताक्षर से जारी किया गया था जो वहां पटवारी हैं. इसके बाद प्रशासन ने इस महिला को दूसरा चेक रेड क्रॉस सोसायटी का दिया. pic.twitter.com/IFsAQldhgK

The cheque, had the signature of Jitendra Kumar Sharma, the patwari.

The Chief Minister met the farmer, Rajkumari Bai, during his visit to village Bajawan in Ashoknagar district which was affected by rain and hailstorms. He was seen comforting the elderly woman who broke down while narrating her crop loss.