In Stinging Message To Centre, Nitish Kumar Crafts New Scheme For Farmers

Patna : Smarting over a series of "let-downs" from Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he rejoined the BJP-led coalition last year, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has got his own back by rejecting a crop insurance scheme pitched by the centre as a game-changer. Mr Kumar has, instead, come up with his own scheme, which entitles farmers to compensation without the payment of any premium.

The Bihar government also suggested that the new scheme — ‘Bihar Rajya Fasal Sahayata Yojna’ — will have a wider coverage than the ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’ that covers farmers who have taken loans from national and cooperative banks or financial institutions