Insurance scheme to all stages of agricultural production

GUNTUR (AP): The Modified National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (MNAIS), which has been made applicable to paddy crop, is an all comprehensive one, which covers everything from the pre-sowing stage to post harvest operations, a senior official said here today.

MNAIS Special Officer A Antha said at an awareness programme organised by the district administration here today that if paddy could not be sowed or if growth of the standing crop is adversely effected or if its yield is reduced after harvest due to adverse seasonal conditions, insurance benefit could be claimed.

"The village is taken as a unit for the purpose," she said.