Agriculture dept. plea to farmers community to insure their crops

HARESWAR BORAH, Nagaon, July 2: District Agriculture Department, Nagaon urged the farmers community to apply for insurance of their current seasonal crops like sali paddy and black gam under Prime Minister Fasal Bima Yojana and requested the farmers of the district to contact the district coordinator to Agri Book Company or the project manager of Future Generali India Insurance Company in this regard before July 31, 2022. In a press note issued today by district agriculture officer Tarun Hazarika, it was stated that a farmer could insure one hectare crop like sali paddy or other with a premium of Rs 100 and in return the insurance company concerned would pay upto Rs 69,920 if the crops would be destroyed by natural calamities or other disasters. In the same note, it was also stated that the department concerned scheduled the last date for application for insurance of sali paddy on July 31 while for black gam it was scheduled on September 10, 2022. It is noteworthy to be mentioned here that the district agriculture department observed the 'PM Fasal Bima week' from July 1 to July 7 and Deputy Commissioner, Nagaon Nisarg Hivare ceremonially inaugurated the week today. District agriculture officer Tarun Hazarika, Nodal officer Bhadra Kumar Bora, senior area development officer Ashim Kumar Nath, Bubul Sarma and the senior officials from the insurance companies were present in the programme, the press note added further.