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RBI said farmers can avail of short-term crop loans of up to Rs 3 lakh at subsidised interest rate of 7 per cent. Photo: PTI

Over 90 lakh farmers benefited from crop insurance scheme

Over Rs 7,700 crore have already been paid to farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.

21 Aug 2017 4:01 PM IST

Rice has around 1020 times more arsenic than other cereal crops as rice is cultivated in flooded conditions.

Govt to use CSCs, post offices to sell crop insurance policy

Non-loanee farmers who have taken the crop insurance policy at present are only 22 per cent.

25 May 2017 4:59 PM IST

Rice has around 1020 times more arsenic than other cereal crops as rice is cultivated in flooded conditions.

Govt aims 40 per cent sown area under insurance cover in 2017-18

In 2016-17 crop year, about 26.28 per cent or 51.1 million hectare of gross area under crops was insured.

23 April 2017 4:40 PM IST