India - Rohtak farmers await compensation for damaged

07.05.2020 107 views
Farmers from several villages of Rohtak district whose crops had been damaged due to untimely rain and hailstorm in the last six months are still awaiting compensation for the losses.
Surveys were conducted to assess the extent of damage caused to crops not covered under the Prime Minister’s Crop Insurance Scheme, but so far no compensation has been provided to the farmers. Sources said the government officials who conducted the survey recommended compensation totaling Rs 7.28 crore, but the amount is yet to be paid to the affected farmers. Even the farmers who had got their crops insured have so far not received the amount claimed by them from the insurance firms. “We are not staging any dharnas or protest demonstrations to press for the grant of relief to the farmers due to the ongoing lockdown,” said Preet Singh, president of the district unit of the All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS). “The state government and insurance firms should provide the compensation and release the pending dues of sugarcane growers, mustard and wheat producers at the earliest in the larger interest of the farmers,” Preet Singh added.
AIKS district unit secretary Sumit pointed out that paddy, wheat, mustard and vegetable crops of hundreds of farmers had been damaged due to untimely rains and hailstorm between October 2019 and March 2020. “But the affected farmers are yet to get the compensation for their losses,” said Sumit. The Kisan Sabha has submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, demanding the provision of compensation and payment of other dues at the earliest. When contacted, District Revenue Officer Poonam Babbar said her department had sent the data pertaining to crop damage and grant of compensation to the uninsured farmers to the state authorities and due relief would be provided as soon as the amount was released. Source - https://www.tribuneindia.com
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