The Last Date for Rabi Crop Insurance Premium is Decided.

The last dates for payment of premium for crops cultivated in the Rabi season and allotted districts to two insurance companies, decided by the State Government in consultation with various departments, bankers and insurance companies.

Secretary (Agriculture) C. Parthasarathi conducted a coordination committee meeting with the officials of related departments and the representatives of banks, and others. This meeting was decided to notify groundnut, sunflower, paddy, maize, chilli, jowar, greengram, blackgram, onion, mango and bengalgram crops for coverage under crop insurance schemes.

Under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna Paddy, maize, jowar, greengram, blackgram, groundnut, sunflower, chilli, onion and bengalgram would be covered and under weather-based crop insurance scheme mango are covered.

December 14 would be the last date for payment of crop insurance premium for mango, maize and bengalgram and for remaining crops it would be December 31.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/