Tag: Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

CM Naveen Patnaik
Naveen seeks extension of PMFBY registration date

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today sought extension of cut-off date for registration of farmers under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) till Aug 16. In a letter to Union Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh, CM Naveen Patnaik stated “I would like impress upon you to kindly issue suitable directives for extension of the cut-off date for […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Farmers to get crop insurance at 2% premium

Bhubaneswar: As part of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, farmers in Odisha will be able to avail crop insurance at a nominal premium of 2 per cent. According to sources, the rest of the premium burden will be shared by the State and the Central government. For this purpose, the state government will rope […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Kejriwal wants Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana scrapped

Jaipur: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday attacked the Modi government for making the farmers “suffer” and demanded that the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) be scrapped. Addressing a public rally here, he demanded that if a farmer suffers crop loss, the government should pay for it and not the insurance companies. “We demand […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Odisha includes 7 crops under PMFBY insurance for kharif, 2017

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today decided to include seven major crops – paddy, groundnut, cotton, turmeric, ginger, red-gram (arhar) and maize – under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the kharif season, 2017. This was decided at the State Level Coordination (SLC) Committee meeting on Crop Insurance held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Farmers still await insurance money under PM crop insurance scheme

Baripada: Thousands of farmers of five blocks in Mayurbhanj district are yet to get their insurance claims under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. The farmers of Badasahi, Khunta, Shyamakhunta, Rairangpur, Thakurmunda blocks in the district alleged that only 1466 farmers have received insurance compensation claims under the flagship Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). […]

  • Wednesday, 23 June 2021
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