Chhattisgarh is one of the leading states of the country in the implementation of crop insurance.
Raipur |
17-Apr-2023
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Chhattisgarh honored at national level for excellent implementation of PM Fasal Bima Yojana
Chief Minister and Agriculture Minister gave congratulations and best wishes to the concerned officials
The Agriculture Secretary, Government of India presented the Award of Exceppence to the Agriculture Department of Chhattisgarh.
Raipur, TNINS
The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, has given the award of excellence to Chhattisgarh for the efficient and successful implementation of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in the state. Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel and Agriculture Minister Mr. Ravindra Choubey have praised and congratulated the officers and employees of the Agriculture Department for this accomplishment. It may be noted that Chhattisgarh is one of the leading states across the country in the implementation of Prime Minister's Crop Insurance.
The award was given at the the 9th National Review Workshop organized by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, in the capital Raipur today. Mr. Manoj Ahuja, Secretary to the Government of India, handed over the citation to Chhattisgarh's Agriculture Production Commissioner Dr. Kamalpreet Singh, giving him the award of excellence. On this occasion, Dr. Ayyaz F. Tamboli Special Secretary, Agriculture Department, Director Agriculture Mrs. Ranu Sahu, Director Horticulture Department Mr. V. Matheswaran, Additional Director Horticulture Mr. Bhupendra Pandey and Joint Director Agriculture Mr. BK Mishra were also present.
In the national review workshop, it was informed that the ambitious scheme of the Government of India namely Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, has been successfully implemented in Chhattisgarh with Digiclaim module for automatic calculation and settlement of National Crop Insurance Portal. Along with this, remarkable success has also been achieved in registering the portal and taking the benefits of insurance to the farmers. 6 lakh 77 thousand 558 eligible farmers have been given the benefit of crop insurance under this scheme in Chhattisgarh, in the year 2022-23 and an amount of Rs 192.41 crore has been given to the farmers as insurance amount.
