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The Bangaru Vaickal Neeradhara Koottamaippu, a farmers’ and h2o users’ rights corporate has expressed interest implicit the mediocre implementation of the Prime Minister’s Crop Insurance strategy successful Puducherry.
In a missive addressed to Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan, the president of the Association, V. Chandrasekhar, said the implementation of the strategy lacked transparency and it had go customary to merchandise the compensation magnitude aft a play of 2 years.
A committee headed by the District Collector was besides formed to show its implementation, but the committee was yet to clasp meetings, helium said.
Mr. Chandrasekhar said that the compensation magnitude to farmers affected by Cyclone Fengal past twelvemonth had been deposited into the slope accounts precocious aft repeated complaints to the authorities concerned. However, the Department of Agriculture was yet to furnish details of the compensation provided village-wise, helium said.
Though the Puducherry authorities had allocated ₹20,000 per hectare for the affected paddy crops, security companies person disbursed lone ₹3,000 to ₹4,000 per hectare. Highlighting discrepancies successful the security companies’ disbursement of compensation, Mr. Chandrasekhar said that respective farmers had not adjacent received the premium magnitude paid.
The section has not decently monitored the strategy contempt repeated complaints, helium said. The corporate besides called for nonstop outgo of compensation to the farmers by the Central and State governments. The Puducherry authorities should retreat from the Crop Insurance Scheme, helium added.
