Karaikal farmers urged to enrol for crop insurance by December 15

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has urged farmers successful Karaikal territory to enrol their samba and thaladi paddy harvest nether the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) earlier December 15.

R. Ganesan, Additional Director of Agriculture, told The Hindu that farmers who had taken up samba and thaladi cultivation until November 30, 2025, were eligible for the scheme. “The Central and State governments stock the premium, and the Puducherry authorities pays the farmers publication successful full. Farmers should marque usage of this model arsenic nary hold is possible,” helium said.

Farmers indispensable taxable their applications on with the season’s cultivation certificate issued by the Revenue Department, Aadhaar transcript and slope passbook transcript astatine the nearest Uzhavar Udhaviyagam. After verification, a sowing certificate would beryllium issued, which indispensable beryllium uploaded done Common Service Centres (CSCs) for online registration.

Mr. Ganesan clarified that nary work complaint should beryllium collected by CSCs for harvest security enrolment, and the online strategy enabled farmers to verify their insured onshore grade directly.