The Centre has extended crop insurance period under National Agricultural Insurance Scheme up to 15th of this month for the farmers bearing no loan.For loanee farmers the extension period will be upto end of this month.<br/><br/>In a statement, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh said, the decision will benefit farmers where delayed and deficient rainfall has been reported. Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and Gujarat had requested the Centre to extend the period of crop insurance.

The Centre has extended crop insurance period under National Agricultural Insurance Scheme upto 15th of this month for the farmers bearing no loan. For loanee farmers the extension period will be upto end of this month.<br/><br/>In a statement, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan said, the decision will benefit farmers where delayed and deficient rainfall has been reported. Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and Gujarat had requested the Centre to extend the period of crop insurance.