Chhattisgarh State Cooperative Bank limited (Apex Bank) had started training its officers and staff for the better execution of Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme.
Apex Bank Chairman Ashok Bajaj inaugurated a two-day workshop for the Primary Cooperative Committee Managers and District Cooperative Central Bank Branch Managers at Chhattisgarh Cooperative Training College, Kachna on Wednesday.
Highlighting the relevance of the scheme, Bajaj said it will work like a medicine for the farmers in case of natural disasters. Compared to the previous schemes, it is far convenient for the farmers, added the Chairman.
He maintained that farmers would receive proper compensation in terms of their crop damage even by paying low premium amount. The entire procedure of the scheme is being changed to online mode in order to bring transparency in the works of the Primary Cooperative Credit Societies.
It will boost up the work efficiency of the committees and farmers will get the important services promptly, he said.
Bajaj said such a two-day workshop is scheduled to be organized after a span of every 15 days.