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  • Odisha farmers protest crop insurance coverage delay

    By Express News Service

    SAMBALPUR: Vehicular motion on NH-49 in Deogarh was disrupted for over seven hours on Monday after farmers took to the highway protesting the non-disbursement of insurance coverage cash underneath the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for crop loss over the past Kharif season.

    Hundreds of farmers of Deogarh underneath the banner of Zilla Krushak Sangharsh Sangha staged a highway blockade at Nirbeni Sahi, near the NH-49, affecting vehicular motion on either side of the freeway. This aside, the agitating farmers additionally noticed bandh within the Deogarh Municipality space as a consequence of which regular life was paralysed for greater than seven hours.

    Due to the bandh, authorities and personal workplaces, courts, academic establishments, banks and monetary establishments moreover enterprise institutions remained closed within the city as farmers picketed at a number of locations in Deogarh city.

    President of the farmers’ outfit, Sam Hembrum mentioned, “during last Kharif, farmers of our district had insured their crop with the HDFC Ergo insurance company after paying a due premium. Since deficit rainfall hit cropping, farmers of several Gram Panchayats suffered a huge loss. But the insurance company is not considering their claims.” Farmers of six GPs are awaiting the insurance coverage cash, he mentioned.

    According to experiences, farmers of 9 GPs within the district had claimed insurance coverage for crop loss, of which, claims of three GPs have settled just a few months in the past, whereas these within the different six GPs together with Ulbasa, Karlaga, Palsama, Nuadihi, Khilei in Reamal block moreover Dantaribahal in Barkote block are but to get any cash. The agitation was nevertheless known as off round 1:30 pm after the Chief District Agriculture Officer (CDAO), KR Rao, Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies, Padmalochan Behera and different officers of the district administration assured the farmers of fast redressal.“We have already taken up the matter with the insurance company and the claims will be settled as per guidelines within the next 15 days,” Rao assured.

    SAMBALPUR: Vehicular motion on NH-49 in Deogarh was disrupted for over seven hours on Monday after farmers took to the highway protesting the non-disbursement of insurance coverage cash underneath the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for crop loss over the past Kharif season.

    Hundreds of farmers of Deogarh underneath the banner of Zilla Krushak Sangharsh Sangha staged a highway blockade at Nirbeni Sahi, near the NH-49, affecting vehicular motion on either side of the freeway. This aside, the agitating farmers additionally noticed bandh within the Deogarh Municipality space as a consequence of which regular life was paralysed for greater than seven hours.

    Due to the bandh, authorities and personal workplaces, courts, academic establishments, banks and monetary establishments moreover enterprise institutions remained closed within the city as farmers picketed at a number of locations in Deogarh city.

    President of the farmers’ outfit, Sam Hembrum mentioned, “during last Kharif, farmers of our district had insured their crop with the HDFC Ergo insurance company after paying a due premium. Since deficit rainfall hit cropping, farmers of several Gram Panchayats suffered a huge loss. But the insurance company is not considering their claims.” Farmers of six GPs are awaiting the insurance coverage cash, he mentioned.

    According to experiences, farmers of 9 GPs within the district had claimed insurance coverage for crop loss, of which, claims of three GPs have settled just a few months in the past, whereas these within the different six GPs together with Ulbasa, Karlaga, Palsama, Nuadihi, Khilei in Reamal block moreover Dantaribahal in Barkote block are but to get any cash. The agitation was nevertheless known as off round 1:30 pm after the Chief District Agriculture Officer (CDAO), KR Rao, Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies, Padmalochan Behera and different officers of the district administration assured the farmers of fast redressal.“We have already taken up the matter with the insurance company and the claims will be settled as per guidelines within the next 15 days,” Rao assured.

  • For Kharif yr 2021-2022: Horticulture crops can have climate primarily based crop insurance coverage

    Assistant Director of Horticulture Department, Shri Rambir Tomar stated right here at present that weather-based crop insurance coverage for the notified horticulture crops tomato, brinjal, chilli, ginger, guava, banana and papaya can be achieved for the Kharif yr 2021-2022. In case of injury to those crops resulting from hailstorm, cyclone, kind of temperature, irregular rainfall, wind velocity, seasonal illness, pest and illness, the insurance coverage firm pays the sum insured.

    The final date for insurance coverage has been set as 15 July 2021. The authorities has signed a contract with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Limited Insurance Company for crop insurance coverage of the farmers of the district.
    Tomar, Assistant Director of the Horticulture Department, stated that the unit of insurance coverage has been decided on the premise of the time period shit acquired from the automated climate station and the info of the reconstructed climate. which can be notified within the Insurance Unit.

    For insurance coverage of tomato, the principle notified crop of Kharif, 5% of the sum insured i.e. Rs. 5 thousand per hectare, for insurance coverage of notified crop ginger Rs. 6 thousand 5 hundred per hectare, for brinjal Rs. 3 thousand 5 hundred per hectare. , 7 thousand 5 hundred rupees per hectare for banana, 5 thousand 5 hundred rupees per hectare for papaya, 4 thousand rupees per hectare for chilli and Rs 2 thousand 5 hundred per hectare for guava has been fastened. In this scheme, all such farmers whose loanee farmers are enrolled within the branches of their cooperative, rural or business financial institution earlier than the final date for the notified crop for the reorganized season kharif yr 2021-22. And the non-loanee farmer has sowing certificates, Aadhar card, measles doc eligible to be included within the insurance coverage cowl.

    All the non-loanee farmers rising notified crops within the notified unit who’re prepared to affix this scheme, they need to get the realm sowing rain certificates which is attested by the Regional Horticulture Extension Officer and different paperwork – newest Aadhar card, financial institution move e-book, B1 map You can be part of the scheme by submitting it. Non-loanee farmers may also be coated underneath the insurance coverage cowl. For extra info, the Office Assistant Director Garden will be contacted.