The Deputy CM today announced that the State government would join the Pradhana Manthri Fasal Bhima Yojana from this year to provide insurance for farmers in the State.
Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka today announced that the State government had decided to join the Pradhana Manthri Fasal Bhima Yojana (PMFBY) from this year to provide insurance for farmers in the State.
Presenting the State government's full-scale budget for the financial year of 2024-25 in the Assembly today, Vikramarka said that the premium that was to be paid by the farmers would be paid by the State government itself, and that the crops would thus be insured without the farmer spending a single penny.
"The previous government had failed to protect the farmers by not releasing the premium necessary for the crop insurance. To avoid such kind of problems, the Congress government has decided to join the Pradhana Manthri Fasal Bhima Yojana (PMFBY) from this year for the benefit of the farmers," Vikramarka said.
"Droughts and floods are a bane to the farmers. They toil hard through the season and one stroke of bad weather is enough to destroy their hard work. Such natural calamities endanger the crops leading to their economic destruction. It is the State government's responsibility to protect the farmers from the vagaries of nature," he added.