Steps will be taken to provide insurance benefits to a maximum number of paddy farmers who incurred losses in the recent rain fury, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies G.R. Anil has said.
He was speaking to reporters after visiting rain-ravaged paddy polders in Kuttanad taluk on Monday.
Amidst reports of mills demanding wastage of up to 15 kg per quintal citing high moisture content in the rain-soaked paddy, Mr. Anil said the entire harvest would be procured. “The Civil Supplies Corporation will formulate a new project to provide insurance benefits to farmers suffering losses due to changes in climate conditions,” the Minister said.
