Shivraj Singh Chouhan ,Union Agriculture Minister
On August 22, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare held a meeting of the National Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). The committee rejected the insurance company’s objections to crop-cutting experiments and ordered the settlement of pending claims, an official statement said
New Delhi: The Central government on Saturday directed Reliance General Insurance(RGI) to pay pending claims of up to Rs 225 crore to about 2 lakh farmers in Maharashtra’s Parbhani district within a week.
The order follows Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s interaction with farmers in Nanded on August 21, where issues of pending soyabean crop insurance claims were raised.
On August 22, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare held a meeting of the National Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). The committee rejected the insurance company’s objections to crop-cutting experiments and ordered the settlement of pending claims, an official statement said.
The Central TAC on Saturday issued a formal order to the RGI to pay the dues within seven days.
This decision will benefit approximately 2 lakh farmers in Parbhani district, with payouts ranging between Rs 200 to 225 crore.