Thousands of claims of Crop Insurance Denied as Premium 'Refunded' :Rajasthan

Hundreds of farmers were denied insurance claims for two crop seasons in the Satlana gram panchayat of Rajasthan's Jodhpur, covered under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) – kharif 2016 and kharif 2017.

The claims were allegedly denied as the Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited (AIC) reimbursed their premiums a year after they were paid to the Jodhpur Central Co-operative Committee Bank, as the insuran....