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August 11, 2023 9:59 PM

1,40,599 crore rupees paid to about 1457 lakh farmers under PMFBY till June 2023 since the inception of scheme in 2016

One lakh 40 thousand 599 crore rupees have been paid to about 1457 lakh farmers under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) till June this year since the inception of the scheme in 2016. This information was given by Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in the Rajya Sabha today. He said these farmers have paid a premium of more than 29 thousand crore rupees. The Minister said the admissible claims under the PMFBY are generally paid by the concerned insuranc...

Centre allocates over Rs 1,39, 500 crore to extend Bharat Net in 6,40,000 villages

The government has allocated one lakh 39 thousand 579 crore rupees to extend Bharat Net in six lakh 40 thousand villages across the country. The Communications Ministry said that the extension project of the Bharat Net will be achieved in nearly two year. The Ministry said that the extension project has been decided after the success of a pilot project in 60 thousand Gram Panchayat villages across the country in eight months. The Ministry highlighted that the Bhart Net has reached 1.94 lakh vill...