Insurance amount of Rs 515 crore would be distributed soon among at least 3.5 lakh farmers of 18 districts whose crops were affected in 2014 due to farmers’ welfare initiatives of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, said Bharatiya Janata Party state president and MP Nandkumar Singh Chouhan.
Chouhan in a statement here on Wednesday said, “Chief Minister Chouhan continuous acted sympathetically in the interest of farmers and the district wise amount details have already been sent to the concerned districts. The program of distribution of this amount was made after the survey in such a manner that the relief should reach in their hands at such time when they have to clear their liabilities.” Chouhan further said that the State Government has also been informed that in the existing crop insurance system the farmer’s faces lot of problems in getting ensured amount if their crops are damaged and at many times they are deprived of the benefits of the insurance benefits.
He said that chief minister Chouhan has made solid initiative in this direction and the crop insurance scheme has been formulated in such a way that insured sum’s minimum provisions could be ensured to the beneficiaries.
The scheme of the State Government is ready and after its approval from the State cabinet the luck of the farmers of the State would take a new turn. The new scheme is in the interest of the farmers and they would not have to wander if their crops get damaged, he added.