Agriculture, Water Resources, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Shri Ravindra Choubey has appealed to the farmers of the state to get crop insurance. He said that big risk can be avoided by depositing the nominal premium amount fixed by the government as contribution of farmers and the loss of crops due to local natural adversity is compensated to a great extent from the claim amount. The Agriculture Minister has said in his appeal issued to the farmers that for Kharif crops you have to pay only 2 percent of the premium amount and for horticulture crops only 5 percent of the premium amount as contribution. Farmers can avoid big risk by depositing small amount. He asked the farmers to get the insurance of paddy irrigated and unirrigated, tur, moong, urad, maize and horticulture crops under the Prime Minister’s Fasal Bima Yojana till July 31. Farmer Grievance Redressal Portal (FGR) has been launched by the Government of India as a pilot project in the state due to the smooth implementation of the crop insurance scheme by the state of Chhattisgarh and ensuring prompt and active participation in all activities. To register a complaint related to crop insurance in the Kisan Grievance Redressal Portal, farmer brothers will have to call the toll free number – 14447. After making the call, the information related to the complaint from the farmer will be taken by the call contact center. After this, the details of the complaint will be sent to the concerned insurance company and directed to resolve it within the stipulated time frame. With the launch of Kisan Grievance Redressal Portal, farmers no longer need to visit any office for complaints related to crop insurance, nor will they have to apply to any official. Kisan brothers will be able to register their complaint by calling the toll free number 14447. After registering the complaint, a message to register the complaint will come on the mobile number of the farmer, along with the complaint number, through which the actual status of the complaint can be tracked online on the complaint portal. He has appealed to the farmer brothers to take advantage of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Weather Based Horticulture Crop Insurance Scheme. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading