Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, July 23 -
While taking yet another farmer-friendly decision, the Nayab Sarkar has selected insurance companies under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) to compensate farmers for crop losses due to natural calamities in Haryana.
A decision to this regard was taken in the meeting of the HPPC, held under the Chairmanship of CM Nayab Singh Saini. The insurance companies selected for the period from Kharif 2024 to Rabi 2025-26. An amount of Rs 1100 crore will be paid as premium for this period. Farmers will have to pay merely a premium of 1 to 1.5 percent. The central and state governments will cover the remaining premium.
Besides this, in the HPPC, Departmental High-Powered Purchase Committee (DHPPC), and High-Powered Works Purchase Committee (HPWPC) approval was also given to the contracts and various item purchases worth over Rs 1970 crore in total. Negotiations with various bidders led to savings of over Rs 132 crore.
Approval for Purchase of 650 Buses, Costing over Rs 290 Crore
In the meeting, approval was also given to the proposal to purchase 150 AC buses and 500 non- ac buses for the Haryana Roadways fleet, at an estimated cost of over Rs 290 crore.