7 crops notified under PMFBY : Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura

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Srinagar 18-Jan-2017

Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura today said the Government has notified seven crops/geographical areas to be covered under Prime Minister Fasal Bhima Yojana (PMFBY) in the state.Replying to a question of MLA Choudhary Sukhnandan, the Minister said that seven crops included under PMFBY are Paddy, Maize, wheat, oilseeds, mango, saffron and apple spread over 20 districts/287 blocks of the state. Only 2% premium is to be paid by the farmers for all Kharif crops and 1.5% for all Rabi crops, he added."In case of commercial and horticulture crops, the premium is 5% only of the sum insured. The rest will be equally shared by GOI and state Govt," he added.Regarding the progress achieved in implementation of the scheme, the Minister said that there was some issue with the National Insurance Company (NIC) - the service provider - with regard to notification date.He said the matter has been taken up with the government of India   for early resolution enabling the state government to let farmers go in for insurance during the current Rabi season.  "There is no response and possibly no change in the stand taken by National Insurance Company. The department is also simultaneously taking steps for re-bidding, in case the current attempt to rope in NIC fails," the Minister informed the house.The Minster also informed the House that 32,593.26 quintals of wheat has been produced in SM Farm Chakroi and SM Farm Chinore during the past two years.He however said that most of the sown area was damaged due to water logging caused by heavy rains during flowering season and damage by unseasonal rains during Rabi 2014-15.He also said that due to firing on borders and prolonged dry spell, the crop remained under draught conditions during 2015-16.

He further informed that Rs 2401.274 lakh expenditure has been incurred in five years for works taken for upgradation of the seed multiplication farm for Jammu Basmati.

4.64 lakh mandays generated under MGNREGA in Kokernag constituency: Abdul HaqMinister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Abdul Haq Khan today informed the Legislative Assembly that as many as 4.64 lakh mandays have been generated and 709 works executed under MGNREGA in Kokernag constituency during the last two financial years.Replying to a question raised by Abdul Raheem Rather in the Lower House, the Minister informed that in Larnoo 128, Breng 220, Achabal 93, Sagam 179 works were executed during 2015-16 while as in 2016-17 in Larnoo 02,  Breng 08, Achabal 33 and in Sagam 46 works were executed. He further said that as many as 382361 man-days were generated in 2015-16 and 81744 in 2016-17 in Kokernag constituency. Besides, an amount of Rs. 21.14 lakh has been incurred on the cost of labor and material components for executing various works during 2016-17.On the implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) in the said blocks, the Minister informed the house that an amount of Rs 85.20 lakh and Rs. 3.43 lakh were spent during 2015-16 and 2016-17 respectively.Under Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), an amount of Rs 87 lakh has been disbursed among 305 beneficiaries during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17, the Minister informed.