Union Parliamentary Affairs minister Prahlad Joshi met Karnataka Agriculture minister BC Patil in Bengaluru yesterday and asked him to expedite claims made by farmers under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and weather based crop insurance schemes.<br />'' <br />''The state agriculture department officials were asked to have better coordination with the insurance companies to ensure that the crop loss claims made by the farmers are cleared at an earliest.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Union minister asked them to remove any delay in crop loss survey and other technical procedures. He issued directions to the officials to see that the insurance company representatives are stationed in every Taluk and the Agriculture department Commissioner visits each district to review the progress made in the claims clearance.</span><br />