Wednesday, March 28, 2012

B’ngir farmers threaten to paralyse insurance offices WE





WEDNESDAY, 28 MARCH 2012 22:50
PIONEER NEWS SERVICE | BALANGIR
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The insurance companies operating here would be paralysed if the Government do not pay adequate compensation to farmers of Balangir district.
This was announced by Balangir Zilla Krushak Mahasangh president Sudhir Parischha while leading a dharna before the District Collectorate demanding adequate compensation to farmers besides other benefits, here on Wednesday.
Farmers of the district have paid around Rs 10 crore through different banks as insurance premium, but even today they have not been paid compensation, Parischha told the media at the dharna site.
The per-acre assistance announced by the Government is too low. It should be increased to Rs 20,000 from Rs 1,200, as declared by the Government, he said further.
All the farmers of this district should be brought under one umbrella, and the gaps between weather-based crop insurance scheme operating in eight blocks and other crop insurance schemes should be bridged with all farmers being brought under one scheme, the Mahasangh president said.
As this year crop has been lost due to drought, the affected farmers should be given seeds free of cost next year and fertiliser should be supplied at minimum rates, Parischha demanded further.
The Mahasangh activists burnt an effigy of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for his Government’s alleged anti-farmer attitude and submitted a memorandum to the Governor through the district administration.

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