Odisha seeks Centre’s assist for settling crop insurance coverage claims

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: As the insurance coverage firms will not be prepared to pay crop insurance coverage claims of farmers for kharif crops 2021 as a consequence of some shortcomings, the State authorities has taken up the problem with the Centre. Cooperation Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak has sought private intervention of Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Narendra Singh Tomar for early settlement of claims of farmers below Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).

In a letter to Tomar, Nayak mentioned kharif season of 2021 was fraught by many pure calamities affecting a number of crops, particularly paddy which is the most important crop of the State and accounts for almost 98 per cent of the realm insured. Enclosing a duplicate of the variety of claims settled, Nayak mentioned, the estimated claims for the mentioned season is about Rs 1,364 crore, out of which claims to the tune of `748 crore have been settled up to now.

“It has come to the notice of the State government that in many cases the notified insurance companies have raised objections regarding the conduct of crop cutting experiments (CCEs) and held up the claims. The objections raised by the insurance companies have been duly complied yet the claims have not been settled which has led to farmers unrest in many places,” the letter mentioned.

He apprehended that non-settlement of claims is prone to have an effect on the enrolment course of for kharif 2022, which is underway.“I would request for your personal attention to the matter and issue of suitable directive by your Ministry to the insurance companies for settlement of claims at the earliest for safeguarding the interest of the farmers,” Nayak mentioned.

Raising the problem throughout zero hour in Lok Sabha on July 21, BJP MP from Bargarh Suresh Pujari had urged the Centre to blacklist HDFC Ergo Insurance Company for rejection of claims of a lot of farmers and non-acceptance of crop chopping stories. Chief Secretary Suresh Mahapatra had directed the businesses to launch the insurance coverage claims which have been settled inside a few weeks.

BHUBANESWAR: As the insurance coverage firms will not be prepared to pay crop insurance coverage claims of farmers for kharif crops 2021 as a consequence of some shortcomings, the State authorities has taken up the problem with the Centre. Cooperation Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak has sought private intervention of Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Narendra Singh Tomar for early settlement of claims of farmers below Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).

In a letter to Tomar, Nayak mentioned kharif season of 2021 was fraught by many pure calamities affecting a number of crops, particularly paddy which is the most important crop of the State and accounts for almost 98 per cent of the realm insured. Enclosing a duplicate of the variety of claims settled, Nayak mentioned, the estimated claims for the mentioned season is about Rs 1,364 crore, out of which claims to the tune of `748 crore have been settled up to now.

“It has come to the notice of the State government that in many cases the notified insurance companies have raised objections regarding the conduct of crop cutting experiments (CCEs) and held up the claims. The objections raised by the insurance companies have been duly complied yet the claims have not been settled which has led to farmers unrest in many places,” the letter mentioned.

He apprehended that non-settlement of claims is prone to have an effect on the enrolment course of for kharif 2022, which is underway.“I would request for your personal attention to the matter and issue of suitable directive by your Ministry to the insurance companies for settlement of claims at the earliest for safeguarding the interest of the farmers,” Nayak mentioned.

Raising the problem throughout zero hour in Lok Sabha on July 21, BJP MP from Bargarh Suresh Pujari had urged the Centre to blacklist HDFC Ergo Insurance Company for rejection of claims of a lot of farmers and non-acceptance of crop chopping stories. Chief Secretary Suresh Mahapatra had directed the businesses to launch the insurance coverage claims which have been settled inside a few weeks.