Jagan releases Rs.1117 crore for claims under YSR Crop Insurance

Kalyanadurgam (Anantapur dist) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy released Rs. 1117.21 crore towards insurance claim benefiting 10.20 lakh farmers who incurred crop loss in Kharif season 2022.

The amount was released under Dr YSR Free Crop Insurance Scheme coinciding with the Rythu Dinotsavam being observed on the Jayanti of former Chief Minister Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy.

The Chief Minister also formally inaugurated the MPFC (Multipurpose Facilitation Centre) godowns and 52 Dr YSR Agri Testing Labs developed with an expenditure of Rs.63.93 crore. With this, the number of labs across the State has gone up to 127.

Addressing a public meeting here on Saturday before releasing the amount directly into the bank accounts of affected farmers, the Chief Minister recalled the great work done by his father.

On this day, farmers remember schemes like Aarogyasri, Jalayagnam, 104 and 108 ambulance services, fee reimbursement and lakhs of houses constructed by YSR for the poor.

“We have named several welfare schemes after YSR to respect him and cherish his memories forever,” he said.

AP is the only state where Government has been implementing various unique welfare schemes for the sake of farmers, he said, adding that other states and experts in other countries are keenly observing the implementation of the programmes in Andhra Pradesh.

“In an unprecedented manner, we are covering every irrigated acre and every farmer through RBKs and e-cropping under the crop insurance scheme without imposing any financial burden on the farmers. No other state is implementing a scheme like this,” he said.

So far, 54,48,000 farmers got free insurance of Rs. 7802crores in the last four years while only Rs.3411 crore was paid to 35, 80,000 farmers in the 5 years of drought-hit TDP rule, said the Chief Minister.

Still, the TDP-friendly media, which kept silent during the TDP rule over non-clearance of insurance claims, is shedding crocodile tears on behalf of farmers twisting the facts on insurance and unabashedly publishing concocted stories, he remarked.

The Chief Minister listed out the more than dozen welfare schemes being implemented for farmers and the visible changes taking place in the State.

Apart from the free insurance scheme, Government so far spent Rs.30,890 crore under Rythu Bharosa-PM kisan in the last four years benefiting 52,38,000 farmers, he said, stating this worked as Sanjeevini for the small and marginal farmers.

While 10,778 RBKs are hand holding the farmers from the stage of seeding to marketing their produce, e-crop system is helping the officials maintain accurate data of crops and farmers.

Crop loss payment before the end of the season, zero interest scheme and price stabilisation fund of Rs. 3000 crore are helping the farmers in a great way, he asserted. District Collector M. Gowthami, Kalyanadurgam MLA and Minister Ushasri Charan also addressed the public meeting.

Energy Minister P. Ramachandra Reddy, Agriculture Minister K. Govardhana Reddy and others participated.