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Namakkal District Collector Durgamoorthi connected Tuesday (October 28, 2025) instructed farmers to insure crops nether the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) soon and not to hold until the past day.
PMFBY aims astatine supporting sustainable accumulation successful the agriculture sector by providing fiscal enactment for farmers suffering harvest nonaccomplishment oregon harm arising retired of unforeseen events. In Namakkal territory for 2025-26, nether PMFBY, paddy and bulb crops volition beryllium insured nether the peculiar play by the Agriculture Insurance Company India Limited (AICIL).
In a release, the Collector asked farmers to avail themselves of the security strategy arsenic soon arsenic possible. In the district, paddy II and shallots II crops are listed nether the peculiar season. The past time for insuring paddy and shallot crops is December 16 and December 1, respectively. The premium magnitude for paddy harvest per-acre is ₹567.61 and for shallots - ₹2,087.16.
In the special season, farmers who are cultivating paddy and shallots shall insure their crops done superior cultivation cooperative recognition societies (PACCS), nationalised banks, e-seva centres oregon straight done the National Crop Insurance Website (www.pmfby.gov.in), the Collector added.
Farmers who wage the premium, on with the indispensable documents, shall person the receipts from e-seva centres, PACCS, oregon nationalised banks, the Collector said. For further information, farmers shall attack the taluk agriculture adjunct manager and horticulture adjunct director.
