Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture ministerLalchand Katariaclaimed that the central government, while adopting the innovations of the state, has decided to distributeFasal BimaInsurance policy certifcates to farmers throughout the country. This would facilitate farmers to claim benefits of the policy.
Speaking at the launch of the state-level programme of Meri Policy, Mere Haath campaign by distributing the policies of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana to farmers at PantKrishi Bhawanhere on Saturday, the minister said farmers sometimes have to suffer crop losses due to natural calamities like unseasonal rains, hailstorms and locusts. To provide relief in such critical times, crop insurance scheme is a better option.
Due to continuous publicity by the and timely payment of insurance claims to farmers, the popularity of this scheme has been increasing in the state. He said in the last three years, insurance claims worth about Rs 14,500 crore have been distributed to more than a crore farmers, he added.