Tamil Nadu CM announces Rs 560 crore compensation to affected farmers for crop damage | Chennai News
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday announced compensation of Rs 560 crore to six lakh farmers affected by natural disasters like drought, flood, cyclone and unseasonal rains under the crop insurance scheme during last fiscal.The crop insurance scheme is implemented in 14 clusters comprising 37 districts by the identified insurance companies. “An area of 24.45 lakh acres was...