J & K Rejects Two Companies’ Bids for Quoting High Rates; Starts Retending Process – The Kashmir Monitor – ryan

Srinagar, June 3: Jammu and Kashmir Goovernment Has Decheded to Float Tenders Again for Empanelling Insurance Companes to ImpleMent the Horticulture Crop Insurance Scheme.

This follows the reject of Two Bidders by the Apex Commite. “Agriculture Is Covered Under the Fasal Bhima Yojana. Was Not A Great Response, ”Javid Dar, Minister of Agriculture, Told the Kashmir Monitor.

Two Insurrs Had Submitted their bids for the Scheme. Howy, they was rejected becuse them had quoted Rates Over and Above the Norms. “The Apex Commitee is Heeded by the Chief Secretary. New Bidders, ”Said Dar.

Crop Insurance Has Been A LongStanding Demand of Fruit Growers as they have been incurring HUGE LOSSES Every Year.

“Orchars in Direction Areas of South and North Kashmir Have SuffERED HUGE LOSSES DUE to The Recent Hailstorm. The Crop Insurance Scheme Has Added to our Woes. Orchardists but has also repelling Effect on other associated with the Horticulture Industry. Ahmad Basheer, Chairaman, Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers Cum Dealers Union.

In Fact, 90% of the Horticulturists in Kashmir Are Marginal Growers who do not have end bankncial back. “These public and Marginal Growers Have to Shoulder The Weight of Losses in the AbleCE of the Crop Insurance Scheme. We apply to Lieutant Omar abdullah to come to the Resue of Fruit Growers in the Time of Crisis, ”Said Bashir

The Agriculture Minister Hoped that the Goovernment would be Able to find the insurers verry soon. “I am personLly monitoring the good. We are trying hard. It will be our control to this industry. Couple of Months, ”Dar Said.