Rohtak, Oct. 20 -- Former Union minister and Sirsa MP Kumari Selja has alleged large-scale fraud in the state government's Meri Fasal Mera Byora portal, claiming cyber fraudsters registered fake crop losses over thousands of acres in Haryana last year.

Selja said that in Bhiwani district alone, fraudsters used the portal to falsely register crop losses on more than 1.5 lakh acres of land belonging to about 7,780 farmers under their own names. Similarly, she alleged that around 39,000 acres of bajra (millet) were shown as cultivated in Sirsa, even though no crop existed in the fields.

"Through this fraud, crores of rupees meant for farmers as bonuses and compensation have been misappropriated. Schemes launched to help farmers, including ...