The latest project report by the Agriculture Department highlighting its achievement in the 2021-22 fiscal has drawn the criticism of various farmers’ organisations in Kozhikode district. They allege that the report is incomplete as the department has not come out with any credible details about the amount disbursed as compensation to farmers under the much-hyped crop insurance scheme.
The main grievance is the inordinate delay in processing the compensation even after the timely submission of claims after going through a number of procedures and technicalities. Allegations are also there against various Krishi Bhavans for the sluggish proceedings related to the insurance claim settlements and the denial of claims citing baseless reasons.
“To be frank, the farmers have lost their interest in the mock insurance programme that does not meet their expectations. One of the main drawbacks is that there is no attractive difference between the premium amount and the processed claim amount in case of any crop loss,” says Jijo Thomas, a functionary of We Farm farmers’ movement. He says that the delayed fund processing is spoiling the whole projected virtues of the scheme.
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