Over 5000 cases of claims under crop insurance are pending in Haryana as private insurance companies in the state are apparently using flimsy reasons to deny benefits to farmers. At the 143rd State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) Haryana held on Friday, banks informed that the private insurance companies are using “clerical mistakes” to deny the …
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February 16, 2018The government is likely to increase the budget allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) to Rs 13,000 crore for 2018-19 from Rs 10,701 crore for the current financial year, sources said. The Union Budget for 2018-19 will be presented on February 1. Under the upgraded crop insurance scheme PMFBY, launched early 2016, …
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January 10, 2018Haryana government had directed the insurance companies to ensure the survey work of fields on time under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in the state. Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Abhilaksh Likhi said that the state government had already notified the PMFBY for year 2017-18. The officers of the Agriculture Department …
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July 5, 2017Haryana government had directed the insurance companies to ensure the survey work of fields on time under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in the state. Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Abhilaksh Likhi said that the state government had already notified the PMFBY for year 2017-18. The officers of the Agriculture Department …
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July 4, 2017Haryana government had directed the insurance companies to ensure the survey work of fields on time under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in the state. Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Abhilaksh Likhi said that the state government had already notified the PMFBY for year 2017-18. The officers of the Agriculture Department …
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