Timely compensation from crop insurance firms is right of farmers, govt. might take action for dilly dallying: Dy CM Nitin Patel

Mahesana: Deputy CM Nitin Patel today said that getting timely compensation from the crop insurance companies was farmer’s right and the state government would take action against those companies which did not do so.

He also said that the statement regarding alleged malpractices by the insurance companies by Gujcomasol chairman, senior BJP leader and former minister Dilip Sanghani must have some substance.
Talking to newsman here today Patel said that the state government was pro-farmers and concerned about them. ‘A package to the tune of Rs 3800 crores was announced just two days ago for the farmers in the wake of excessive rain caused damage to the crops. So far as the crop insurance is concerned, it was a right of the farmers who had paid premium. The state government and the center also contribute for it,’ he said.

‘It was only natural that farmers make claim for early compensation when they feel that their insured crop has been damaged,’ he said adding that the government would take action against the insurance companies that unnecessarily delay it.

Notably, Sanghani had recently alleged that the insurance companies in an attempt to pay the lower compensation taking signatures of the farmers on plain papers. He said that such companies should be black-listed. He had however said that the state government would take steps against the companies when it received the complaints. He also appealed the farmers to be alert and not get misled by the insurance companies.