Andhra Pradesh govt pays Rs 1,829 cr toward crop insurance DECCAN CHRONICLE.
Updated May 26, 2021, 12:51 am IST
As many as 15.15 lakh farmers benefit; premium fully paid by AP govt
YSRC government is ensuring compensation to farmers who lost their crops due to natural calamities in the same season, says the CM. DC Image/C.Narayana Rao
VIJAYAWADA: As many as 15.15 lakh farmers got Rs 1,829.23 crore as crop insurance in the state. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy noted that the government has taken the responsibility of supporting the farmers at all hard times and thus brought in the free crop insurance scheme, without levying the burden of premium on them.