BHOPAL: Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the insurance company will have to pay 25 percent of the insurance amount of the insured crop affected by hailstorm in advance.
“The remaining 75 percent will be paid by the insurance company to farmers after settlement. The relief amount will be distributed by the state government. Farmers will be compensated for their crop loss by combining Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and the relief amount. No poor farmer will be deprived of the relief,” Chouhan said at Chhayan village of Rajgarh district, where he had gone to take stock of the mustard, wheat, gram and masoor crops that have been damaged by hailstorm.
Chouhan said that farmers should not be anxious as the government will help them in the time of crisis. “If the daughters of the affected farmers are scheduled to be married, the state government will help them. It is our duty to help farmers”, he said.
Chouhan asked the district administration to ensure that each and every village is surveyed. The survey list should be pasted in the village, so that farmers can register an objection and get their names added to the survey list’, he said.
Chouhan said that the survey work should not done in a transparent manner so that no affected farmer is left out. All concerned officers should ensure that the survey work is done with transparency and sensitivity, he said.
Chouhan said that at places where wheat, mustard, gram and lentil crops have suffered more than 50 percent loss due to hailstorm, relief amount of Rs 30,000 per hectare will be provided. “In case of death of animals, Rs 30,000 per animal will be given in case of cow and buffalo, Rs 25,000 in case of death of bull, Rs 16,000 in case of death of male or female calf, Rs 3000 in case of male or female goat and Rs 60 per rooster-hen”, he said.
Chouhan also suspended in-charge district supply officer Suresh Verma and food inspector Jasram Jatav after receiving complaints of irregularities in the public distribution system in Kalipeeth area. Chouhan said that those who rob the rights of the poor will not be spared and will be sent to jail.Chouhan said that those who steal ration of the poor should be arrested after FIR.
“The district collector should get all the ration shops in the district checked. Those who are dishonest should not be spared. Public distribution system should be transparent. The ration distribution of the poor should be done by the Antyodaya Samiti members, so that no beneficiary faces problem,” he said.
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