Haryana farmers have received compensation of Rs 8804.55 crore in eight years under the crop insurance scheme. In the year 2023-24, farmers were able to get insurance claim amount of Rs 224.43 crore. MP Deepender Hooda alleged that the government is filling the coffers of private insurance companies by looting the hard-earned money of farmers. The companies deduct the premium but farmers wander when it comes to giving compensation.
Farmers of Haryana have received insurance benefits of Rs 8804.55 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBI) in eight years.
In the year 2022-23, the farmers of the state received the highest insurance compensation of Rs 2496.89 crore, while in the year 2023-24, the farmers have received the lowest insurance claim amount of Rs 224.43 crore. The Congress has alleged that there is no representative of farmers in the committee calculating the loss of crops, due to which the government and insurance companies together are acting arbitrarily towards the farmers.
Farmers do not get insurance amount on time
Union Minister of State for Farmers Welfare Ram Nath Thakur said in the Lok Sabha that due to incorrect and delayed submission of insurance claims by banks, discrepancies in yield data, disputes between the state government and insurance companies and delay in receiving the state’s share of funds, many times farmers are not able to get the insurance amount on time.
In future, such arrangements are being made that farmers will not need to provide pictures of crops damaged by natural disaster. The government will itself assess the damage through its satellite system and provide compensation to farmers for the loss of their insured crops.
Congress MP from Rohtak Deepender Singh Hooda had sought information from the government about the distribution of insurance amount state-wise in an unstarred question. He alleged that the farmers of Haryana are not getting full and timely compensation for their insured crops.
Union Minister of State Ram Nath Thakur informed the Lok Sabha that from the year 2016 to the year 2024, claims worth Rs 1 lakh 75 thousand 276 crore have been received from across the country, while claims of crop insurance claims worth Rs 1 crore 72 lakh 138 crore have been settled, which is 98.21 percent.
Insurance claims worth Rs 298.23 crore were provided in the year 2016-17
The Union Minister of State said that insurance claims worth Rs 298.23 crore were provided to the farmers of Haryana in the year 2016-17, while in the year 2017-18, an amount of Rs 898.93 crore has been given as insurance claim.
In the year 2018-19, farmers have received an amount of Rs 948.30 crore as compensation, while in the year 2019-20, an insurance amount of Rs 938 crore has been given to the farmers of the state. In the year 2020-21, the farmers of the state have received compensation of Rs 1285.51 crore, while in the year 2021-22, an amount of Rs 1714.26 crore has been provided.
Farmers got compensation of Rs 224.43 crore in the year 2023-24
According to Union Minister of State Ram Nath Thakur, in the year 2022-23, compensation of Rs 2496.89 crore has been given to the farmers of Haryana for crop loss. In the year 2023-24, this amount has been Rs 224.43 crore.
Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda alleged that in the year 2023-24, only Rs 224.43 crore compensation has been given to the farmers of Haryana. The payment of insurance claims of farmers across the country has come down from Rs 18 thousand 211.73 crore in 2022-23 to Rs 15 thousand 504.87 crore in 2023-24.
MP Deepender Hooda alleged that the government is busy filling the coffers of private insurance companies by looting the hard-earned money of the farmers. There is no representation of farmers in the committee that calculates crop loss, due to which the government and insurance companies together are acting arbitrarily towards the farmers. Insurance companies deduct premium from the farmers of Haryana, but when it comes to giving compensation, the farmers have to run from pillar to post.
