Centre approves Rs. 1607 crore crops insurance, Gujarat Congress claims credit, Radadia to go to court

Ahmedabad, 15 October 2013

Joint Secretary of Agriculture department, Government of India has ordered to make payment of Rs. 1607 crore crops insurance with immediate effect. Gujarat Congress President Shri Arjun Modhwadia shared this detail and claimed credit.

In a statement, Shri Modhwadia shared details that Union Agriculture Minister Shri Sharad Pawar approved payment for Rs. 1607 crore claims in special case by using the area reduction method.

The central government has deposited Rs. 803 crore to Krishi Bima Nigam and asked the state government to deposit its share of Rs. 160 crore.

Shri Modhwadia said that Congress party will continue agitation against state government’s mistake of submitting wrong figures of sawing. Shri Modhwadia congratulated Sharad Pawar(who is on foreign tour at present) on behalf of farmers of Gujarat.

Radadia to go to court

Vitthal Radadia, BJP MP from Porbandar who was also fighting with the government over the issue of pending payment of crop insurance, today reacted to the latest development and said the sum of Rs. 1607 crore is just not enough. Radadia said he would challenge the decision in court.