Advance compensation for rain-affected Kuruvai paddy farmers, T.N. Agri Minister urges insurance coverage corporations

Tamil Nadu Minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare M.RK. Panneerselvam on Tuesday instructed insurance coverage corporations to disburse compensation prematurely to farmers whose Kuruvai crops, insured underneath the crop insurance coverage scheme, have been affected by rain.

According to a press launch, the Minister chaired a evaluate assembly on the Secretariat with officers and representatives from insurance coverage corporations.

The Minister stated the northeast monsoon had intensified within the State, inflicting heavy rainfall in a number of districts and damaging Kuruvai paddy crops that have been prepared for harvest. The State authorities is taking steps to evaluate the damages. A complete of 13,140 out of 18,520 crop harm assessments have been accomplished, whereas the remaining 5,380 shall be accomplished quickly.

The Minister additionally instructed insurance coverage corporations to make sure that compensation for eligible notified villages, which is often given in January, is credited on to farmers’ financial institution accounts from December 2025.

So far, samba paddy has been cultivated on 16.16 lakh acres throughout the State. Since solely a restricted variety of farmers have insured their crops, the Agriculture Department is taking steps to expedite enrollment underneath the crop insurance coverage scheme, he stated and urged farmers to insure their samba crops on the earliest.

The Minister additionally directed officers to accentuate consciousness campaigns to encourage farmers to insure their samba crops, the press launch added.