Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday launched and extended the benefit of the Prime Minister's Crop Insurance and weather-based insurance claim amount for horticulture crops to farmers from Dantewada.
Under the insurance scheme for Rabi and Horticulture crops, as many as 1.5 lakh farmers of 17 districts of the state received the claim amount of total Rs 307 crore.
An official communication said Chhattisgarh was the leading state in the country in terms of payment of insurance claims to farmers for Rabi crops.
Baghel extended the benefit to farmers from Dantewada during his tour to Bastar region under the Bhent-Mulaqat Abhiyan.
To ensure the timely distribution of crop insurance claim amount to farmers, the Chief Minister did an online launch of the distribution process.
Addressing the launch function, he said that under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojana, about 1.45 lakh farmers of 17 districts were to be paid Rs 297.09 crore as insurance claim.
Chhattisgarh is running the highest number of farmer welfare schemes in the country. It is also leading in terms of implementing the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojana and providing its benefits to the farmers of the state, he said.