The Centre is planning to roll out a crop insurance scheme for small tea growers. Initially, a pilot will be run in three regions in Assam, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu for one crop-cycle spread over two years commencing 2016-17. The Tea Board would be the nodal agency for the ...
Read More »Arun Jaitley launches Crop Insurance Scheme in Mumbai
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today has launched the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Unified Package Insurance Scheme in Mumbai. This new scheme would help farmers insure their crops in case of natural calamities and the insurance companies would pay more sum and lower premium. Uttarakhand became the first state ...
Read More »Union Govt. Approved New Crop Insurance Scheme to Be Launched from April 1st
The union government today has finally given nod to the much awaited New Crop Insurance Scheme for the farmers to ensure that they pay less premium and get early benefits for their claims if crops get damaged. This move thus indicates the new elected government’s maiden move towards addressing the ...
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