The list of names of farmers who had raised paddy in 2014-15 in Karaikal had been released at the Farmers’ Help Centres for scrutiny and verification by paddy cultivators for sanctioning back-end subsidy at the rate of Rs. 4,000 a hectare.
In a release here on Friday, K. Madhiyazhagan, Additional Director of Agriculture, said 4,820 hectares had been brought under paddy cultivation in 2014-15 — 4,200 hectares in ‘samba’ and 620 hectares during the ‘thaladi’.
The release appealed to farmers to go through the list. Objections, if any, could be registered with the office of the Additional Director of Agriculture on or before July 3, the release added.
