Uttarakhand becomes First State to Start Insurance Scheme for Sericulturists

Uttarakhand becomes First State to Start Insurance Scheme for Sericulturists

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Category : State Published on: March 15 2023

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  • Uttarakhand has become the first state in the country to start 'Resham Keet Bima' scheme for protecting its sericulturists.
  • Under the pilot project, which started from Uttarakhand, in the first phase, 200 sericulturists from five blocks of four districts -- Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital -- have been insured from the ill effects of climate change, scarcity of water and other hazards.
  • he scheme, which is being run under Saral Krishi Beema, was launched in the presence of Uttarakhand co-operative Silk Federation Limited chairperson Ajeet Singh, CMD of Agriculture Insurance Company of Indian Limited Girijia Subramanian, NABARD CGM VK Bisht and director of silk directorate AK Yadav in Dehradun.
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