Farmers body demands policy for compensation in calamities

A delegation of the All Jammu and Kashmir Kissan Union today handed over a memorandum in this regard to the Deputy Commissioner of Rajouri.

"A comprehensive farm policy needs to be formulated for the state so that losses caused to standing crops, orchards and livestock due to various calamities could be offset by providing full compensation to the affected farmers," Ashok Sharma, chairman of the union, said.

Sharma added, "All the crop and cattle should be insured on government expenses".

The AJKKU leader also stressed on the need to empower Panchayats in the state.