Rosaiah seeks Pranab’s help for settlement of farmers’ claims

The erratic monsoon–scanty at the beginning of the 2008 Kharif season and excessive at the time of crop maturity–had resulted in serious crop damage and dip in the yield.

About 7.57 lakh farmers were entitled to receive insurance indemnity for crops like groundnut,paddy,maize,redgram,soyabean,cotton,chilli,sugarcane and turmeric,the Chief Minister said in the letter.

Saying that the state government had already issued orders for release of its share and AIC too was ready with the payment,Rosaiah said settlement of claims was held up for want of Centre’s share of funds.

As many as 981 mandals in the state have been declared as drought-affected and timely disbursement of claims could ease the farmers’ troubles a bit,he said.