The government is debating on bringing out a viable insurance scheme for the farmers. This was stated by Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Radha Mohan Singh on the occasion of National Dialogue on “Innovative Extension System for Farmers Empowerment and Welfare” held in Delhi on Thursday.
Singh said the government is strengthening the extension infrastructure to new develop from lab to marginal farmer. Agriculture is a State subject and as per the state requirements respective Governments are initiating their programmes but Government of India has always been supporting the States with relevant schemes and other strategic information and advisory for success of agriculture sector.
The extension is lacking infrastructure to reach the individual farmers (14 crore farmer families) and thus, looking into it, long awaited demand of the farmers have been fulfilled by starting a 24 hours Kisan Channel by the Prime Minister, he added.