The State Government on Thursday announced December 31 as the final date of registration for insurance of Rabi crops.
The date was finalised at a Crop Insurance Coordination Committee meeting presided over by Chief Secretary AP Padhi at the State Secretariat here. It was decided that sugarcane, onion and sunflower cultivations would be covered under the Rabi crop insurance scheme.
As per norms, farmers would provide 1.5 per cent of the insurance premium and the rest 98.5 per cent to be borne by the Government.
Padhi told reporters that 55,241 farmers and 61 lakh hectares of cultivable lands were covered under the Rabi crop insurance last year. More farmers will be covered under the scheme, Padhi said.
Padhi directed the concerned officials to expedite payment of insurance indemnity to affected farmers at the earliest.
Cooperation Secretary Ranjana Chopra, Agriculture Production Commissioner Gagan Dhal, Finance Principal Secretary Tuhinkant Pandey were present among others.