Summary:
Of the eligible claims worth Rs 2,544 crore, insurance firms had paid Rs 2,519 crore by that date. MUMBAI: As many as 10,322 farmers with crop insurance claims worth Rs 13 crore due from the United India Insurance Company Ltd (UIIC) in two districts have not got a payout for last year so far owing to problems with Aadhaar linkage to their bank accounts. Payments for 30-40 farmers are being cleared daily,” said a spokesperson for UIIC.Farmers have to enrol for the crop insurance scheme in order to avail of a crop loan. However, it also said that no one could be denied welfare benefits if Aadhaar authentication failed.The reasons for the rejection of the claims included “invalid Aadhaar” and problems with “Aadhaar mapping” and linking to bank accounts. The farmers had either applied online or through the common service centre for the PM’s Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the 2017 kharif season..