Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan distributed insurance claim for Kharif crop in the form of certificates worth Rs 9.39 crore under the Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme to the farmers here on Friday.
Chouhan said that to bring happiness in the lives of the farmers is the prime objective of the state government. For this, state government has taken all the necessary steps. In this series, the Prime Minister Crop insurance Scheme is an important scheme to compensate the farmers for different types of crop loss.
He further said that every needy of the state will get his/her own house till 2022. An economic assistance of Rs 1.50 lakh will be provided for this. Moreover, e-rickshaws will be provided to the cycle rickshaw pullers of the state. Several steps have been taken for women empowerment and Mukhyamantri Yuva Udhmi Yojana will help youths become successful entrepreneurs.
The Chief Minister informed that Poor Welfare fair will be organized at Bhopal on December 4. He lauded the good implementation of Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme in Datia. Chouhan said that it is to be highlighted that Datia has become the first district of the state to benefit farmers under the crop insurance scheme. Mishra and Datia Administration are eligible for praise and felicitation.
Notably, under the Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme implemented in the current year in the entire India, 60,621 hectare Kharif crop of 39,578 farmers was insured in Datia district only. Under this there is 171.37 crore insurance amount and 3.42 crore is premium amount. Due to heavy rainfall the Kharif crops like sesame seed and black gram were damaged in the Datia district. Immediately insurance claim was sent to the insurance company and the insurance claim worth Rs 40 crore was approved for 16,256 farmers by the insurance company. Twenty five percent amount of Rs 9.39 crore as first installment were deposited in the bank account of the farmers directly by the company. The remaining 75 per cent amount will be paid to the farmers as the final installment after the crop reaping.