Jaipur: This is a bad Kharif season for farmers in the state.
First, it was flooded, then drought that had taken heavy victims in the Kharif season.
Because of this, at all, almost 20 lakh hectares of Kharif plants have been lost, according to the initial estimate.
‘Girls’ ordered by the government is still active and fully damaging the plants because natural oddities can be known only once after ‘girdawari’ is complete.
Because of the failure of the monsoon, nine districts have been under the grip of the situation such as drought.
According to initial estimates, around 14.76 hectares of lakh plants have been destroyed because of just dryness.
Loss of plants due to heavy rain and floods in July are estimated at almost 4.84 hectares.
Thus the total plants killed in the season of sowing at this time because of the flood nearly 20 lakh hectares.
The total planning of plants during this season is 47.24 lakh hectares.
Rajasthan Barat is the worst affected by minimal rainfall during this rainy season.
Bajra and guar are the main plants affected by these districts.
The Minister of Agriculture Lalchand Kataria has directed officials to provide seasonal difficulties under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana after conducting a survey of damage caused by rainfall.
He directed officials to request 21.4 provisions from the scheme if the main plant is estimated to produce less than 50 percent compared to the results of the average seven years.
In this provision, the district collector must hold a district level monitoring committee meeting (DLONC) to form a joint panel to conduct surveys in the fields where there is a possibility of reduction of production of more than 50 percent.
He said that during the survey, geographical tagging photos and videos with the date and time will be carried out.
Also, the insurance company representative signature and farmers will be taken on a survey report.
The combined committee includes the Department of Revenue and Agriculture personnel, representatives of insurance companies and farmers.
In this provision, assistance is immediately given to farmers.
Claim insurance balance is adjusted based on the average results obtained after harvest, he said.
At present a joint survey is being carried out in Barmer, Bikaner, Churu, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Jalore, Pali, Sirohi, and Ganganagar Regency.