More than 6,000 farmers in undivided Anantapur district have applied for rectification of crop insurance compensation or have applied anew for the payment of compensation as they had lost their crop during the last kharif season, either due to excess rain or drought.
In Sri Sathya Sai district, officials received 2,310 applications in the past three days.
Applications for the rectification of crop insurance compensation will be received the grievance redressal programme, Spandana, said Joint Director Agriculture Sivanarayana.