The decisions are in response to long-standing requests from several states and are aimed at strengthening protection for farmers against sudden, localised, and severe crop damage.
There has been a close to six-fold increase in the budget allocation for the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare from Rs 21,933.50 crore during 2013-14 to Rs 122,528.77 crore in 2024-25, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
According to the Tea Board's announcement, the first meeting of this working group will take place on 16 July at its office in Kolkata.
During this period, nearly Rs 31,139 crore was paid by farmers as their share of premium against which claims of over Rs. 1,55,977 crores have been paid to them.
After the introduction of PMFBY in 2016, the scheme brought in comprehensive coverage of all the crops and perils.
With this important decision, crops of more than 40 lakh farmers of the state will get insurance cover in the event of a natural calamity.
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