Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda additionally launched a helpline quantity 14447 to allow farmers to lodge their issues to strengthen grievance redressal mechanism beneath PMFBY.
Sharing particulars about portal SARATHI (Sandbox for Agriculture, Rural Safety, Expertise and Insurance coverage), PMFBY’s CEO Ritesh Chauhan stated that it’s going to provide a digitizsed insurance coverage journey, simplifying the method for farmers. The portal will probably be a single-window platform for viewing, buying, and availing insurance coverage merchandise, he stated.
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The platform may have digital cost choices and streamlined premium assortment, easy declare initiation, monitoring and backbone moreover user-friendly interfaces for stakeholders, he stated and added {that a} spectrum of insurance coverage merchandise will probably be launched on the portal in a phased method.
Within the first section, private accident and hospital money insurance policies, whereas within the second section well being, store and residential insurance coverage and within the third section tractor, two-wheeler, livestock and non-PMFBY insurance coverage merchandise, Chauhan stated. He additionally stated that the federal government will be capable to monitor the response of farmers to such non-subsidised merchandise and in case of a requirement could intervene with appropriate scheme for the general welfare of the farming group.
A studying materials system about PMFBY, Modified Curiosity Subvention Scheme (MIIS) and Kisan Credit score Card (KCC) was additionally launched.
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The ‘Krishi Rakshak Portal and Helpline’, will function as a facilitator, bridging hole between insured farmer on one hand and insurance coverage firms, bankers, Widespread Service Centres (CSCs) and State governments on the opposite. Chauhan stated farmers can register their complain both on portal or by means of helpline and the identical will probably be forwarded to insurance coverage firms for redressal. The Centre’s position will probably be like a mediator to make sure the farmers’ grievances are resolved.
Munda stated, “Our ministry is working collectively to show India right into a Viksit Bharat (developed nation). We’re shifting forward with instances adopting digital expertise. The initiatives will certainly profit the farmers.”
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