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Maharashtra: 73 farmers devote suicide in Chandrapur from Jan to July 2023

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CHNADRAPUR: As many as 73 farmers have dedicated suicide in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district from January to July this 12 months, together with 13 final month, as in keeping with the district management information.

From 2001 to 2023, 1,148 farmers have ended their lives within the district, together with 446 within the final 5 years, in line with the information.

A committee comprising the district collector, zilla parishad leader government officer and superintendent of police had declared 745 farmers, who dedicated suicide between 2001 and 2022, as eligible for presidency reimbursement and 329 deceased cultivators as ineligible, as in keeping with the district management.

The district management had despatched an offer to the federal government for offering reimbursement to the relations of the deceased farmers and 48 instances are pending from December 2022, the information stated.

“We’re following tips up to date in 2006 for offering the reimbursement quantity of Rs 1 lakh to the relations of farmers who devote suicide,” a senior reliable from the collectorate stated.

In case of suicide by way of farmers, the federal government supplies reimbursement in accordance with mounted standards.

For causes like crop loss, incapacity to pay off mortgage from nationalised banks/co-operative banks or recognised moneylenders, and failure to pay off the mortgage, the relations of farmers shall be eligible for a reimbursement of Rs 1 lakh, out of which Rs 30,000 shall be passed over to them, whilst the rest quantity of Rs 70,000 shall be deposited for 5 years into their accounts, as in keeping with the federal government solution issued in 2006.

A complete of 54,514.65 hectares of vegetation belonging to 64,379 farmers within the district had been broken lately because of the flood in June-July this 12 months, a senior reliable from the agriculture division stated.

He stated a complete of 852 villages had been affected because of the flood within the district. Gondpipri tehsil recorded the best possible crop injury on 12,571 hectares of land, he stated.

The dept has already despatched an offer of Rs 44.63 crore of reimbursement for crop damages within the district, the reliable stated.

A complete of three,51,091 farmers have taken Re 1 (top rate) crop insurance coverage beneath the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) within the district, together with 50,890 farmers who’ve taken loans and three,00,201 non-loanee cultivators, in line with the agriculture division.

A complete of three,28,155.26 hectares of crop were insured beneath the PMFBY within the district, it stated.

The state govt pays the top rate of Rs 98,59,30,865.33 whilst the central govt pays the top rate of Rs 45,05,15,938.23 to the insurance coverage corporate on behalf of farmers for crop insurance coverage, the reliable stated.

Loans price Rs 87489.25 crore got to 98,177 farmers from district cooperative banks, public sector banks (nationalised) and gramin banks right through the kharif and rabi seasons in 2022-23, towards the objective of Rs 129100 crore given to the banks by way of the federal government, a senior reliable from the district management stated.

CHNADRAPUR: As many as 73 farmers have dedicated suicide in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district from January to July this 12 months, together with 13 final month, as in keeping with the district management information.

From 2001 to 2023, 1,148 farmers have ended their lives within the district, together with 446 within the final 5 years, in line with the information.

A committee comprising the district collector, zilla parishad leader government officer and superintendent of police had declared 745 farmers, who dedicated suicide between 2001 and 2022, as eligible for presidency reimbursement and 329 deceased cultivators as ineligible, as in keeping with the district management.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The district management had despatched an offer to the federal government for offering reimbursement to the relations of the deceased farmers and 48 instances are pending from December 2022, the information stated.

“We’re following tips up to date in 2006 for offering the reimbursement quantity of Rs 1 lakh to the relations of farmers who devote suicide,” a senior reliable from the collectorate stated.

In case of suicide by way of farmers, the federal government supplies reimbursement in accordance with mounted standards.

For causes like crop loss, incapacity to pay off mortgage from nationalised banks/co-operative banks or recognised moneylenders, and failure to pay off the mortgage, the relations of farmers shall be eligible for a reimbursement of Rs 1 lakh, out of which Rs 30,000 shall be passed over to them, whilst the rest quantity of Rs 70,000 shall be deposited for 5 years into their accounts, as in keeping with the federal government solution issued in 2006.

A complete of 54,514.65 hectares of vegetation belonging to 64,379 farmers within the district had been broken lately because of the flood in June-July this 12 months, a senior reliable from the agriculture division stated.

He stated a complete of 852 villages had been affected because of the flood within the district. Gondpipri tehsil recorded the best possible crop injury on 12,571 hectares of land, he stated.

The dept has already despatched an offer of Rs 44.63 crore of reimbursement for crop damages within the district, the reliable stated.

A complete of three,51,091 farmers have taken Re 1 (top rate) crop insurance coverage beneath the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) within the district, together with 50,890 farmers who’ve taken loans and three,00,201 non-loanee cultivators, in line with the agriculture division.

A complete of three,28,155.26 hectares of crop were insured beneath the PMFBY within the district, it stated.

The state govt pays the top rate of Rs 98,59,30,865.33 whilst the central govt pays the top rate of Rs 45,05,15,938.23 to the insurance coverage corporate on behalf of farmers for crop insurance coverage, the reliable stated.

Loans price Rs 87489.25 crore got to 98,177 farmers from district cooperative banks, public sector banks (nationalised) and gramin banks right through the kharif and rabi seasons in 2022-23, towards the objective of Rs 129100 crore given to the banks by way of the federal government, a senior reliable from the district management stated.