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Farmers yet to get insurance claims

By Our Staff Correspondent

CHITRADURGA, MAY 4. The woes of farmers of Chitradurga seem to be never ending. Till recently, Nature was harsh to them, but when good rain has come, they have not money to start cultivation.

What has affected them is that the insurance claims on crop loss in the previous three seasons here are yet to be settled.

According to sources, the claims for the rabi/summer season of 2002-03 and 2003-04 and for kharif of 2003-04 are to be settled. There are 534 pending cases of rabi/summer of 2002-03.

The claims for kharif 2003-04 amount to Rs. 10,266 and the rabi season that year Rs. 22,925. The premium collected for kharif 2002-03 was Rs. 50.92 lakh and for 2003-03 Rs.49.8 lakh. The premium collected for rabi/summer 2002-03 was Rs. 1.03 lakh and that for 2003 Rs. 1.08 lakh. The claims for khariff 2002-03 were settled for around Rs. 1.94 crore.

According to crop insurance regulations, claims should be settled within six months after the season. But the claims for three seasons have not been settled and there is no communication from the insurance company.

According to sources, several letters have been sent to the General Insurance Company (GIC) of India, urging it to settle the claims at the earliest.

The Deputy Commissioner, M.A. Sadiq, has written to the GIC. "We have done every thing from our side. We have forwarded all details to the insurance company. But no communication has been received from the GIC," B.Y. Srinivas, Joint Director for Agriculture, told The Hindu .

Dr. Srinivas explained the problems in crop insurance areas, and said the anomalies were yet to be rectified. Shankarappa, a farmer, told The Hindu that after surviving three years of severe drought, the district received good rain now, but the farmers were left with no money. It was a perfect time for the start of cultivation. The crop insurance should have come to our rescue.

Mr. Sadiq said, "We are trying our best to help the farmers. We are pressuring the insurance company. We will not be in a position to know the exact amount to be paid by the company. Because the amount payable is ascertained by it and not by us.''

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