Centre is cheating farmers in the name of Raita Fasal Bima Scheme: Eshwar Khandre
Bengaluru, September 4: KPCC working president Eshwar Khandre alleged that the central government was cheating the farmers in the name of Raita Fasal Bima Scheme.
Speaking to reporters at the KPCC office here on Tuesday, Khandre said that after independence, the Fasal Bima Yojana was the biggest cheating the country has ever seen. The Prime Minister has misled the farmers saying that it would help the farmers and bring double income, he alleged.
During the UPA government, the crop insurance was being given through Agricultural Corporation. But in 2016-17, the NDA government has introduced Prime Minister’s Raita Fasal Bima Yojana projecting that the farmers would get compensation for their crop damage immediately. The farmers and the opposition parties have believed that it would alleviate their problems. But they did not know the objective behind introducing the scheme was to benefit the corporate companies, he said.
During 2017-18, total 1,80,000 farmers have insured their crops in Bidar district and they have paid Rs 14.25 crore insurance premium and both the centre and state government have together contributed Rs 186 crore. But the farmers have got only Rs 84 lakh and the remaining Rs 185 crore was swindled by the private insurance companies, he alleged.
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Leopard strays into house near Bengaluru, family locks it inside
Bengaluru, Apr 3 (PTI): A family in Jigani on the outskirts of Bengaluru had a close encounter with a leopard that wandered into their home on Thursday morning. Acting swiftly, they locked the big cat inside and escaped unhurt, a forest official confirmed.
The incident occurred at Pilla Reddy Layout, where Venkatesh, his wife Venkatalakshmi, and their son Nikhil reside in a rented house.
Jigani, located near the forested Bannerghatta National Park, frequently sees wildlife movement, including leopards and elephants, the forest official added.
As the family prepared for the day, they were startled to find the leopard inside their home.
Overcoming their initial panic, they managed to rush out and secure the door from the outside.
Venkatesh then alerted neighbours and informed the police and forest department.
A forest team promptly arrived, tranquilised the animal, and safely caged it.
Meanwhile, a large crowd gathered to witness the rescue operation.
Police were deployed to maintain order and prevent any untoward incidents.
