State president of the BJP Nandkumar Singh Chouhan said that by setting guidelines for the crop insurance scheme, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has proved that the crop insurance policy should be farmer centered and the farmers should be motivated, else, the development of agriculture is impossible. Without such crop insurance scheme, it is impossible to turn agriculture into a profitable business. Assuring farmers with minimum guaranteed income will be the greatest outcome of the crop insurance scheme. Along with the expenses, farmers will also get profits, he added.
Chouhan further said that it is due to the efforts of the state government and innovations made in the field of agriculture that the agricultural development rate in the state is recorded to be 24 per cent, which is highest in the country. It is mentionable that Madhya Pradesh has made continuous development in the field of agriculture. Chief Minister Chouhan has made remarkable effort to implement model Crop Insurance Policy for the Rabi season to come. The plan has the provision to encourage those peasants also, who has not requested for the compensation. Under the crop insurance scheme, youth of rural areas will be employed by becoming the agents of the scheme, he added.
He said, “From the beginning, it is opinion of the BJP to keep the agriculture on Radar of the government in order to boost the central and the state economies. The benefit of farmers and agriculture should be the priority of the government. The crop insurance scheme is an exemplary step taken by the chief minister the country will get a novel model which will help in development of farmers and the nation.”