Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has instructed insurance companies and the district administration to complete the crop-cutting exercise at the earliest to settle the claims of farmers affected by the floods in Thoothukudi district.
The Union Minister, after inspecting flood-affected villages in the district on Tuesday, held a review meeting in which she instructed that insurance companies undertake speedy processing of settlement of claims for 2.50 lakh farmers for crops on nearly 1.38 lakh hectares covered under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
Ms. Sitharaman further directed representatives of the insurance companies to organise special camps, in collaboration with the district administration, in the coming days for faster settlement of claims.
