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Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will disburse the claim amount of Rs 152 crore 84 lakh 62 thousand to the eligible farmers of the Chhattisgarh – Program schedule image -Source -CG/PR
On Monday August 11, the claim of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana will be transferred directly to the accounts of eligible insured farmers
Raipu; Under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India will pay a total claim amount of Rs 152 crore 84 lakh 62 thousand to as many as one lakh 41 thousand 879 eligible insured farmers of Chhattisgarh state through nationwide Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
Which includes claim payment of Rs 10 crore 25 lakh 97 thousand to 33 thousand 943 eligible farmers of Kharif season 2024 and Rs 142 crore 58 lakh 65 thousand to one lakh 7 thousand 936 eligible farmers of Rabi season 2024-25.
Subject to the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, this payment will be made on Monday August 11, 2025 through a nationwide Direct Benefit Transfer based automated system in a program organised in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan under the chairmanship of Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
The chief guest of the program will be Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma.
Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of India Bhagirath Chaudhary and Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Dr. Kishori Lal Meena will be the special guests in the program.
This program will start at 12 noon. Necessary arrangements have been made in the office of Deputy Director Agriculture at the district level and in the office of Senior Agriculture Development Officer at the block level to include eligible insured farmers of Chhattisgarh in the program through virtual mode, so that gradually more beneficiary farmers can become a part of it.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said that the economic security of farmers is our top priority. Effective programs like Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana are playing an important role in rescuing farmers from natural disasters and crop loss. This claim payment will further strengthen the confidence and self-reliance of our farmers. Our government is committed to taking the state’s agriculture to new heights by making farming profitable, expanding irrigation facilities, spreading modern technology and crop diversification.
