Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday lauded the decisions of the Union Cabinet that include approval to continuation of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and restructured weather-based crop insurance scheme till the year 2025-26.
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said that the Union Cabinet has agreed to extend the PM Fasal Bima Yojana till 2026, adding that more than 4 crore farmers benefitted through this scheme in 2024.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme till 2025-26 with an overall outlay of Rs 69,515.71 crore from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, along with Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari visited Ranpur block in Nayagarh district on Sunday to assess crop damage due to recent unseasonal rainfall and interacted with affected farmers in the region.
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday asserted that the recently-launched LIC Bima Sakhi Yojana initiative will empower India's women, and their growth is important for the overall growth of the nation.
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) has provided Rs 2 lakh life insurance coverage to over 21 crore beneficiaries, ensuring financial security for families in times of uncertainty, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday.
Nearly 48 crore individuals have enrolled in Rs 2 lakh accident insurance coverage through the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), the Finance Ministry said on Saturday.
"Since 2017-18, the recruitment of women agents has also been undertaken. In 2017, there were 6 lakh women agents, which increased to 7.45 lakh agents by 2023," she said.
"We are committed to the empowerment of mothers, sisters and daughters across the country. In this series, I will get the opportunity to launch the Bima Sakhi Yojana in Panipat, Haryana at around 2 pm today. During this time, I will also lay the foundation stone and inaugurate many other
PM Modi will first travel to Jaipur first where he will inaugurate the Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit 2024 at Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre (JECC).