Annoyed over the irregular disbursement of crop insurance amount under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the farmers today lodged complaint with the district collector Samarth Verma and alleged that they had not received actual insurance claim.
Secretary of Sambalpur Zilla Krushak Surakhya Sangathan, Byomakesh Thakur said many farmers of the district have received less amount of the money than what they should get for the crop loss during the 2017 Kharif season.
The farmers of Sason Gram Panchayat incurred 35 per cent crop loss during 2017 Kharif season. However, many farmers have received insurance money for 21.6 per cent crop loss, he pointed out.
Thakur said, similar problem has been faced by farmers of various parts of the district. Moreover, many farmers have not received the insurance money at all also.
A farmer, Satyanarayan Pandey of Talab said:, "As per the report, I should get Rs 33,790 for the crop loss, incurred during the 2017 Kharif season. But the insurance company has disbursed only Rs 19,000."
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