Telangana Rythu Bhima

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Hyderabad: Rythu Bhima scheme has achieved another milestone as the families of 2,004 deceased farmer’s have received Rs 5 lakh compensation each within 64 days of the farmers’ insurance scheme.

The unique scheme was launched on August 14 across the State with an intention of providing financial relief and security to the family members or dependents of the deceased farmer in case of his/her death.

 

Farmer between the age group of 18-59 years are eligible for the scheme and the sum assured of Rs 5 lakh is being paid on death, due to any cause to the nominee of the enrolled farmer, this was the novel scheme launched by the Telangana government.

Since from the launch of the scheme 2,395 farmers were died on various reasons and 2,192 claims were submitted to the government by the local agriculture officers for the payment of Rythu Bhima out of which 2,004 farmers have received Rs 5 lakh insured amount (31 nominees per day receiving the claims from LIC).

“Till so far 2,004 deceased farmers family members have received Rythu Bhima insurance amount and LIC has paid Rs 100.20 crore to farmers so far,” said Agriculture Principal Secretary C Parthasarathi to Telangana Today, Adding that 90 per cent of the farmers owned less than five acre of land and insurance amount brought great relief to those families.

Parthasarathi said claims were settled pertain to 1,040 villages covering 563 mandals and most of the deceased farmers were belonging to Back Ward communities, “Out of total 2,004 claims settled 1,019 were belonging to BCs and next highest number was SCs (398),” he said.

Another interesting observation came to light after the agriculture officials conducted a survey after payment of insurance amount to the deceased family members is that the balance in the accounts prior to the deposit of Rs 5 lakh Rythu Bhima insured amount was less than Rs 1,00 in most of the cases which reflecting the weak economic status of the family and official felt that the scheme brought tremendous help to the bereaved families.

“The officers are also advising nd counseling the nominees to utilize or invest the amount judiciously so as to have a regular source of income for their future livelihood,” Parthasarathi said.