Bhubaneswar: The assessment of the Kharif crop losses has been completed. As of today, a total of Rs 21.96 crores has been disbursed directly into the bank accounts of around 1 lakh farmers who have incurred losses due to unseasonal rain in the month of December.
As per government reports, farmers suffered huge losses due to two spells of unseasonal rainfall in December. The state government had asked farmers to enrol in the portal of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana – Crop Insurance to report crop damage within 72 hours. This initiative aimed to expedite compensation for affected farmers. Additionally, farmers who missed the initial deadline were given an extension of three more days to report their losses.
Besides, the state government had directed Agricultural Insurance Company of India Ltd, SBI General Insurance Company Ltd, Future Generali India Insurance Ltd and Reliance GIC Ltd to carry out field assessment of the Kharif crop losses and execute the process of providing compensation to the affected farmers.
As per data availed from Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, 2,00,729 plots had suffered crop losses due to unseasonal rain. While 1,62,972 applications were received from Gajapati, Puri, Kendrapara, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Khordha and Jagatsinghpur districts, the highest number of 47,969 applications were submitted from Ganjam-based farmers.
