Claim payment of Rs 152.84 crore to 141879 farmers of Chhattisgarh
Direct transfer of claims of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana to the accounts of eligible insured farmers on August 11
Raipur, August 10, 2025/ Under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, a total claim amount of Rs 152 crore 84 lakh 62 thousand will be paid to one lakh 41 thousand 879 eligible insured farmers of Chhattisgarh state through nationwide direct benefit transfer (DBT). This includes claim payment of Rs 10 crore 25 lakh 97 thousand to 33 thousand 943 eligible farmers of Kharif season 2024 and Rs 142 crore 58 lakh 65 thousand to one lakh 7 thousand 936 eligible farmers of Rabi season 2024-25.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, this payment will be made on August 11, 2025 (Monday) through a nationwide direct benefit transfer-based automated system in a program organized in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan under the chairmanship of Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan. On this occasion, the Chief Guest of the program will be the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Shri Bhajanlal Sharma. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Bhagirath Choudhary, Agriculture Minister of Rajasthan Dr. Kishori Lal Meena will be the special guests in the program.
This program will start from 12 noon. Necessary arrangements have been made at the district level in the office of the Deputy Director of Agriculture and at the block level in the office of the Senior Agriculture Development Officer to include the eligible insured farmers of Chhattisgarh in the program through virtual mode, so that more and more beneficiary farmers can become a part of it.
The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Government said on this occasion that the economic security of farmers is our top priority. Effective programs like Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana are playing an important role in saving farmers from natural disasters and crop loss. This claim payment will further strengthen the trust and self-reliance of our farmers. Our government is committed to taking the agriculture of the state to new heights through making farming profitable, expanding irrigation facilities, spreading modern technology and crop diversification.