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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

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No. 23A] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2022

Vaikasi 25, Subakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2053

Part II—Section 2

(Supplement)

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT

Notification of Crops under Revamped Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana during Kharif and

Special Season 2021-2022.

No. II(2)/AGFW/452/2022.—

[AGRICULTURE - NOTIFICATION OF AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL CROPS, DISTRICTS, INSURANCE UNITS AND ACTURIAL PREMIUM RATE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF REVAMPED PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA (RPMFBY) ADOPTING CO-INSURANCE MODEL OF 80:20 PROPORTIONATE SHARING BASIS DURING KHARIF & SPECIAL SEASON 2021-2022 ORDERS - ISSUED.]

The following Government Order is Published.—

[G.O.(D) No. 143, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (AP2), 26th August 2021, ஆவணி 10, பிலவ,

திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2052.]

Read:

1. G.O.Ms.No.178, Agriculture (AP2) Department, dated 7.8.2020. 2. G.O. (D) No.78, Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare (AP2) Department, dated 09.04.2021. 3. G.O.(D) No.108, Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare (AP2) Department, dated 28.06 .2021. 4. G.O.(D) No.141, Agriculture (AP2) Department, dated 16.08.2021. 5. 49th State Level Coordination Committee on Crop Insurance (SLCCCI) meeting conducted on 16.08.2021 for notification of Crops and Insurance Units under Revamped Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (RPMFBY) during Kharif and Special Seasons 2021-2022.

6. From the Director of Agriculture, letter No.CIS1/ 73242/2021, dated 19.08.2021 and 20.08.2021.

ORDER: No. 143, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (AP2), 26th August 2021.

In Government Order 1st read above, the Government have accorded administrative approval for implementation of Revamped Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (RPMFBY) in all the districts of Tamil Nadu except Chennai from Kharif 2020 season as per the existing Government of India guidelines (revised).

2. As the tender contractual period for implementation of Revamped Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana with the empanelled Insurance Companies of Government of India ended by March, 2021, in Government Order 2nd read above, orders were issued permitting the Director of Agriculture to call for a D.T.P.—II-²—Sup. (²³A)—¹ [ 1 ]2 short tender of 15 days instead of 30 days as per Rule No.20 (2) of Chapter - V of Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tender Rules, 2000 for selection of Insurance Companies for implementation of RPMFSY for a period of 3 years commencing from 2021-2022 to 2023-2024 in all the districts of Tamil Nadu except Chennai.

3. In continuation, the Director of Agriculture seeking orders to approve the Actuarial Premium Rates (APRs), cluster-wise implementing agencies, permission to issue work orders to the selected Insurance Companies (ICs) based on the e bids opened on 10.05.2021 was cancelled by the Government of Tamil Nadu vide Government Order 3rd read above , besides directing to call for a retender of 7 days instead of 30 days based on reorganized clustering .

4. The Government of India have permitted the State Government of Tamil Nadu to invite fresh bids for implementing the Revamped Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana adopting Co-insurance model of 80:20 proportionate sharing basis for the year 2021-2022 stipulating certain conditions vide their letter dated 02.08.2021.

5. Accordingly, orders have been issued to call for a short fresh e-bids to implement RPMFBY during 2021-2022 adopting the co-insurance model of 80:20 proportionate sharing basis for selection of Insurance Companies from the empanelled list of Government of India vide Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary to Government letter dated 03.08.2021.

6. Further, the State Government has requested the Government of India to extend the cut- August, 2021 since the off date for enrolment of farmers for Kharif, 2021 from 16th August, 2021 to 31st window period permitted by Government of India for enrolment was short and to repeal the conditions 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8 stipulated in their letter. (Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary to Government letter dated 03.08.2021 addressed to Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare)

7. In Government Order 4th read above, the Government have issued the following orders;

I. approved the districtwise, cropwise Actuarial Premium Rates quoted by the selected Insurance Companies,

II. approved the cluster wise Implementing Agencies selected by the Chairman of Tender Finalizing Committee / Director of Agriculture

Ill. permitted the Director of Agriculture to issue work orders for 2021-2022 to Agriculture Insurance Company Limited for 12 Clusters (Cluster 2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13&14 and IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance Company Limited for clusters 1 & 3.

IV. permitted the Director of Agriculture/ Director of Horticulture & Plantation crops to notify the Kharif crops for which the enrolment window is open and all crops during Special and Rabi seasons of 2021-2022 in concurrence with SLCCCI meeting. V. to bear 80% of the Administrative Cost which includes Bank Service Charges, Intermediary / Business Procurement charges, Publicity Expenses and Claim Management Expenses subject to an overall ceiling of 1.6% of the Gross Premium receivable by the Insurance Company

VI. Provided necessary budget of Rs.589 crore (Agriculture: Rs.574 crore; Horticulture : Rs.15 crore) alone to settle the entire state share of premium subsidy for Kharif 2021 and upfront subsidy for Special and Rabi seasons of 2021-2022 in addition to the amount of Rs.1,738.81 crore (Agriculture : Rs.1715.42 crore; Horticulture : Rs.24.43 crore) allotted in Budget Estimate 2021-2022 .

8. The 49th meeting of State level Co-ordination Committee on Crop Insurance (SLCCCI) to notify crops for Kharif and Special seasons, 2021-2022 was conducted on 16.08.2021 under the Chairmanship of Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary to Government, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Department and the committee accepted to notify the crops, District, Firkas , Revenue Villages, Insurance Units and Actuarial Premium Rates (APR) for Agricultural and Horticultural Crops for the effective implementation of RPMFBY during Kharif and Special seasons 2021-2022.

9. The Government of India in their letter dated 19.08.2021 has conveyed their consent for extension of the cut off date for the enrolment of farmers till 31st August, 2021 for Kharif, 2021 and also informed that consent will not be given for the conditions of 4.6, 4.7 & 4.8 as mentioned.

10. The Director of Agriculture has issued Go-Ahead orders in anticipation of Government orders on 19.08.2021 for the enrolment of farmers (Loanee / Non-Loanee) for Crops notified during Kharif Season 2021 under Revamped Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (RPMFBY) as per the Operational Guidelines issued by the Government of India.

11. In this context, the Government has ratified the action of Director of Agriculture in having issued "Go Ahead" orders for digitization of Insurance Units on National Crop Insurance Portal and starting the enrolment of Kharif, 2021 crops through Primary Agricultural Credit Co-operative Societies / Nationalised banks / Common Service Centres under Revamped Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (RPMFBY) during Kharif season, 2021 season as the cut-off date for all the Kharif Agricultural crops notified ends on 31st August, 2021 and that of Horticultural crops ends on 15th September 2021.

12. The Director of Agriculture in his letter dated 20.08.2021 has requested for notification of crops, districts, Insurance Units (firkas, revenue villages), Sum Insured and Approved premium rates for Agriculture and Horticulture Crops during Kharif and Special season, 2021-2022 under Revamped Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (RPMFBY).

13. The Government after careful examination of the proposal ot the Director of Agriculture and issue SLCCCI and also to publish the following notification in the orders on the recommendations made by 49th Government Gazette:-

(i) to implement Revamped Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (RPMFBY) in all the districts of Tamil Nadu (except Chennai) during Kharif and Special seasons, 2021-2022 as per the Revamped Operational Guidelines of Government of India (Government of India Letter No. 13015/02/2015- Credit - II dated 24.3.2020) and by adopting Co-insurance model of 80:20 proportionate sharing basis for the year 2021-2022 as per Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Department of Agriculture, Co-operation & Farmers' Welfare letter No. 13012/ 06/ 2020 Credit II, dated: 02.08.2021 as per Annexure-1.

(ii). to notify the implementing agencies

(iii) to notify the 14 Clusters & the Indemnity Level as indicated and recommended for notification for the purpose of calculation of Threshold yield. The Indemnity Level for the purpose of calculation of Threshold yield is fixed at 90% for low risk districts . 80% for medium risk districts and 70% for high risk districts

(iv) to notify the crops in the Districts and the Insurance units (Revenue villages for major crops & Firkas for other crops) during Kharif and Special Seasons 2021-22 as per Annexure II & Ill.

(v) to notify the cluster-wise, district-wise sum insured, approved premium rates and the premium rate for farmers for crops during Kharif and Special Seasons 2021-2022 as per Annexure-IV A & IV B.

(vi) to notify the cluster-wise, district-wise crop-wise seasonality discipline and instruct all the stakeholders to adhere to the revised cut off dates fixed for all the district-crop combinations as per Annexure V A and V B and permit to adopt para 16.5 of operational guidelines of PMFBY and also to permit to take appropriate decision on enrollment at the time of eventualities of cyclone.

(vii) to notify the district-wise, crop-wise seasonality discipline for furnishing Crop Cutting Experiments (CCE) Form I & II and actual yield data by the Department of Economics and Statistics for Kharif and Rabi Season as per Annexure VIA & VI B and permit to adopt Para 16.5 of Operational Guidelines of RPMFBY and also to instruct the Department of Economics and Statistics not to extend the timeline for furnishing the yield data.

(viii). adopt the existing procedure for conduct of CCEs till standardised protocol is devised by Government of India for Smart Sampling Technique (SST) and Two-Step Process of Loss Estimation.

(ix). scrupulously adopt the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) formulated by Government of Tamil Nadu during 2020-2021 for strengthening the audit processes of conduct of CCEs during 2021-2022 also

(x). to notify base coverage and add on coverage for Kharif and Rabi (Special season 2021-22) in Annexure VllA and VllB.

(xi). to notify the district-wise crop-wise list for notification of perils such as prevented / failed sowing, mid-season adversities, post harvest losses and localized calamities (Annexure VII a & b)

14. The Government permit:-

a) the Director of Agriculture / Director of Horticulture & Plantation Crops to sort out any discrepancies pointed out by the Implementing Agencies before Gazette Notification.

b) the Insurance Companies to reconcile with the Department of Economics & Statistics (DES) for any discrepancies noted in the hierarchy of the notified units at any stage of implementation of the scheme during enrolment, implementation / uploading on Government portal while processing the compensation .

c) adopt the cluster-wise, district-wise sum insured, actuarial premium rate and the farmers' premium rate for crops to be notified during Kharif and Special Seasons,2021-2022 (Annexure IV a & b).

(d) to adopt the farmer's share of premium of 2% & 1.5% of sum insured for all Cereals, Millets, Pulses and Oilseeds crops or actuarial rate whichever is less for Kharif and Rabi seasons respectively and 5% of sum insured for annual Commercial crops, annual / perennial horticulture for both Kharif and Rabi seasons (Operational Guidelines of Revamped PMFBY (Para 13.1))

15. The Government direct the Insurance Companies to :

a) adopt the Fixed threshold Yield for claim calculation.

b) calculate and upload the threshold yield at Insurance unit level in the National Crop Insurance Portal.

c) furnish the threshold yield to Government after receipt of CCE Yield data from Department of Economics and Statistics.

16. The Government permit -

a) the Department of Economics & Statistics to provide the normal area sown details within 15 days of the notification for Kharif and special season crops, 2021-2022.

b) the Department of Agriculture to address the Government of India seeking concurrence for utilising MNCFC data wherever area discrepancy is more than 30% and to adopt the data furnished by the State Department of Economics and Statistics, if MNCFC is unable to provide the data.

c) the Department of Agriculture to provide monthly forecast report on sowing.

d) permit to adopt Para 16.5 of Operational Guidelines of RPMFBY wherein it has been directed to treat the next working day as the cut-off date in case if the cut-off date falls on a public holiday or is declared as public holiday by the Government or there is disruption of services due to strikes/shut-down etc.

e) permit to take appropriate decisions on enrolment at the time of eventualities of cyclone.

f) instruct the Department or Economics & Statistics not to extend the timeline for furnishing the yield data and to permit to adopt Para 16.5 of Operational Guidelines of RPMFBY.

17. The Government direct the Department of Economics & Statistics, Agriculture and Horticulture to instruct the field functionaries:-

o to adopt the standardised procedure for CCEs without any deviation.

o to allow maximum of 2-3 pickings in case of multi-pickings adopted in Blackgram (Tirunelveli & Salem), Greengram (Madurai, Virudhunagar, Namakkal, Coimbatore & Salem), Cowpea (Salem) & Rice fallow Blackgram (Kanyakumari) and to decide the actual number of pickings (1 or 2 or 3) through the respective DLSC in the regular fortnightly meetings.

o to conduct CCEs for sorghum preferably in row planted crop, if available (as sorghum is mostly broadcasted).

18. The Government instruct:

• the Insurance Companies to flag clarifications on any deficiency in actual yield data within 7 days from the date of uploading CCE data as per point No.28 of Para 16.4 of Operational Guidelines.

• the Department of Economics & Statistics to furnish clarification for the observations flagged by Insurance Companies within 7 days from the date of clarification sought as per point No.29 of Para 16.4 of Operational Guidelines.

19. The Government direct:

• the District Collectors / Chairman, DLMC to mandatorily conduct the DLMC meeting every month with all stakeholders to monitor activities like enrolment by Financial Institutions & Common Service Centres, reconciliation of premium collected during enrolment, conduct of CCEs, issues / observations /objections raised by the Insurance Companies on the conduct of CCEs, furnishing of sown area & yield data, disbursement of compensation claims & related issues, disbursement of claim amount from the escrow account, sorting out farmers grievances etc.

• the Insurance Companies to coordinate with the District Collector in conducting the DLJC, DLSC and DGRC meetings to execute the activities delineated for each committee.

20. The Government permit / adopt :

a) Priority of applicability of yield estimate in instances where required number of CCEs could not be conducted due to non-availability of adequate cropped area, adverse weather conditions/inadequate infrastructure etc. as stated below:

o Priority 1 : Adopting the yield of a neighbouring IU with maximum correlation o Priority 2 : Adopting yield estimate of next higher unit

b) permit the Insurance Companies and Department of Agriculture / Horticulture to approach the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) for obtaining the maps of all neighbouring units of a particular IU, if needed

c) vest the responsibility of choosing the priority of applicability of yield estimate with the respective Chairman , DLMC

d) permit the State Level Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) to decide finally in case of any disputes regarding adoption of yield of a neighbouring Insurance Unit.

21. The TNAU Remote Sensing Technology for Crop Insurances Project of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) is notified for Computation of Area & Yield Loss under Prevented Sowing for Paddy, Maize and Cotton.

22. The Government has, therefore, direct

a) the selected Insurance Companies to sign necessary Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TNAU for use of this technology .

b) TNAU to provide Remote sensing based information and Crop Signatures on payment within one month from the date of receipt of request by the selected Insurance Companies.

c) TNAU to abide by G.O.(Ms) No.293, Agriculture (AP-6) Department dated 12.09.2016 with regard to prevented / failed sowing risks.

d) TNAU to add new crops subsequently and obtain approval from SLCCCI in due course.

e) TNAU to design the methodology and guidelines for adoption of the technologies which are acceptable by farmers

f) TNAU to assess yield for Paddy II in Tiruvarur & Maize I in Perambalur on pilot basis in any of the districts and submit the yield estimates along with the ground truthing report for approval by SLCCCL

g) TNAU to coordinate with the State PMFBY Cell in analyzing the technical feasibility of adopting ISRO Model regarding conduct of CCEs and estimation of yield through satellite 23. The Government hereby

a) authorizes the District Level Monitoring Committee under the Chairmanship of District Collector to fix the seasonality discipline for prevented sowing / failed sowing not later than 15 days from cut-off date for enrolment by adopting the conditions formulated in the Revamped Operational Guidelines.

b) direct the Insurance Companies to make an appeal to invoke prevented sowing / germination risk only within prescribed period with proper evidence (i.e.) not later than 15 days from cut off date for enrolment of farmer for prevented sowing (Para 21.3.5.11 of OGs) and not later than 3 weeks after peak sowing period in case of germination risk (G.O.(Ms).No.293, Agriculture (AP6) Department dated 12.09.2016). The Insurance Companies shall also not make an appeal at any date later than the timeline fixed or after the receipt of yield data from the Department of Economics & Statistics.

c) direct the Insurance Company to escalate the same in writing to State Government within the stipulated timeline in case the provision is not invoked by the District Level Monitoring Committee / District Level Joint Committee (Para 21 3 5 11 of OGs)

d) allow invoking of prevented sowing / failed sowing / planting for Maize I in Virudhunagar as a special case till 30.9.2021 based on the seasonality discipline of the district even though the cut-off date for enrolment is 31.08.2021.

e) adopt the following Yield unit provided by the Department of Economics & Statistics (already furnished in the Tender) for Kharif and Special season 2021-2022 for computation of Threshold Yield and in terms of Actual Yield for calculating the compensation claims.

f) to notify the following documents mandatory for enrolment.

o Proposal form

o Registration form o Adangal

• Adangal issued by VAO alone (in prescribed format) for enrolment of Loanee & Non-Loanee farmers in normal cases.

• Sowing certificate issued by VAO alone in case of prevented sowing and advance purchase of insurance before sowing

o A copy of Aadhar Card

o A copy of first page of Bank Pass Book

24. The Government also direct the Director of Agriculture I Director of Horticulture and Plantation Crops to follow the other instructions issued in the G overnment order fourth read above scrupuiously for the implementation of RPMFBY during Kharif & Special Seasons 2021-2022.

25. The Government further direct that the claims under the Revamped Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana Scheme shall be settled on the basis of yield data furnished by the Commissioner, Department of Economics and Statistics as per prescribed cut-off dates for the notified crops I districts I firkas I revenue villages as per Annexure II (a & b) & Ill (a & b) for the effective implementation of Revamped Pradhan Mantri Fasal Sima Yojana scheme adopting Co-insurance model of 80:20 proportionate sharing basis during Kharif & Special seasons 2021-2022 and not on the basis of the Annavari Certificate I Gazette notification declaring the area as Drought I Flood I Cyclone affected etc., by the District Collectors .

(By Order of the Governor)

C. SAMAYAMOORTHY,

Agricultural Production Commissioner

and Secretary to Government.

REVAMPED PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA (RPMFBY) NOTIFICATION FOR KHARIF AND SPECIAL SEASONS, 2021-2022

ANNEXURE I

(G.O.(D) No.143, Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare (AP2) Department, Dated 26.08.2021) Revamped Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (RPMFBY) will be implemented in all the districts of Tamil Nadu (except Chennai) during Kharif and Special seasons,2021-2022 as per the Revamped Operational Guidelines of Government of India (Government of India Letter No. 13015/02/2015- Credit -II dated 24.03.2020) and by adopting Co-insurance model of 80:20 proportionate sharing basis for the year 2021-2022 as per Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare , Department of Agriculture, Co-operation & Farmers' Welfare letter No. 13012/06/2020 Credit II, dated: 02.08.2021 .

I. OBJECTIVES OF RPMFBY:

RPMFBY aims at supporting sustainable production in agriculture by way of

a) Providing financial support to farmers suffering crop loss/damage arising out of unforeseen events.

b) Stabilizing the income of farmers to ensure their continuance in farming.

c) Encouraging farmers to adopt innovative and modern Agriculture practices.

d) Ensuring credit worthiness of the farmers and their continuance in the farming activities, crop diversification and enhancing growth and competitiveness of agriculture sector besides protecting farmers from production risks.

II. COVERAGE OF FARMERS:

All farmers including sharecroppers and tenant farmers growing the notified crops in the notified areas are eligible for coverage. However, farmers should have insurable interest for the insured crops and lands. Scheme is optional for all loanee and non-loanee farmers.

Ill. COVERAGE OF RISKS AND EXCLUSIONS:

1. BASIC COVER :

The basic cover under the scheme covers the risk of loss of yield to standing crop (sowing to harvesting). This comprehensive risk insurance is provided to cover yield losses on an area based approach basis due to non preventable risks like drought, dry spells, flood, inundation, wide spread pest and disease attack, landslides, natural fire due to lightening, storm, hailstorm, and cyclone.

2. ADD-ON COVERAGE:

a. PREVENTED SOWING / PLANTING / GERMINATION RISK - If Insured area is prevented from sowing / planting / germination due to deficit rainfall or adverse seasonal / climatic conditions.

b. MID-SEASON ADVERSI TY - Insurance cover will be provided to the farmers to provide immediate relief in case of adverse seasonal conditions viz., floods, prolonged dry spells, severe drought etc., during the crop season wherein expected yield during the season is likely to be less than 50% of Normal Yield.

c. POST-HARVEST LOSSES - Coverage is available only upto a maximum period of two weeks from harvesting, for those crops which are required to be dried in cut and spread / small bundled condition in the field after harvesting against specific perils of hailstorm, cyclone, cyclonic rains and unseasonal rains.

d. LOCALIZED CALAMITIES - Loss / damage to notified insured crops resulting from occurrence of identified localized risks of hailstorm, landslide, inundation (except Paddy, Sugarcane), cloudburst and natural fire due to lightening affecting isolated farms in the notified area.

e. GENERAL EXCLUSIONS - Losses arising out of war and nuclear risks, malicious damage and other preventable risks shall be excluded .

IV. NOTIFICATION OF IMPLEMENTING AGENCY

The following Insurance Companies are recommended for notification to implement the Revamped Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana adopting the Co-insurance model of 80:20 proportionate sharing basis during Kharif and Special seasons, 2021-2022 as per the tender agreement in all the districts except Chennai.

V. NOTIFICATION OF CLUSTER & INDEMNITY LEVEL

The following 14 clusters and also the Indemnity Level indicated thereon are recommended for notification for the purpose of calculation of Threshold yield The Indemnity Level for the purpose of calculation of Threshold yield is fixed at 90% for low risk districts, 80% for medium risk districts and 70% for high risk districts.

VI. NOTIFICATION OF DISTRICTS, CROPS, BLOCKS, FIRKAS, REVENUE VILLAGES FOR KHARIF AND SPECIAL SEASONS 2021 - 2022 UNDER RPMFBY:

The following level of notification has been approved by the SLCCCI for the crops notified during KHARIF and Special seasons, 2021-2022 under RPMFBY:

The Committee notified following number of Insurance Units for the notified Agriculture and Horticulture Crops during Kharif and Special Seasons 2021- 2022:-

1. KHARIF,2021

2. SPECIAL SEASON, 2021 - 2022

1. approve the list of notification proposed for Kharif, 2021 (Annexure II) and Special Seasons 2021-2022 (Annexure Ill) and permit the Director of Agriculture I Director of Horticulture and Plantation Crops to sort out any discrepancies pointed out by the Implementing Agencies before Gazette Notification

2. Permit the Insurance Companies to reconcile with the Department of Economics & Statistics (DES) for any discrepancies noted in the hierarchy of the notified units at any stage of implementation of the scheme during enrolment, implementation I uploading in Government portal while processing the compensation

VII. FORM OF FINAL PRODUCE TO BE ADOPTED FOR COMPUTATION OF COMPENSATION

CLAIMS:

The following Yield unit provided by the Department of Economics and Statistics (already furnished in the Tender) for Kharif and Special season 2021-2022 should be taken for computation of Threshold Yield and in terms of Actual Yield for calculating the compensation claims.

VIII. MANDATORY DOCUMENTS FOR ENROLMENT

The following documents are mandatory for enrolment

• Proposal form

• Registration form

• Adangal

o Adangal issued by VAO alone (in prescribed format) for enrolment of Loanee and Non-Loanee farmers in normal cases.

o Sowing certificate issued by VAO alone in case of prevented sowing and advance purchase of insurance before sowing

• A copy of Aadhar Card

• A copy of first page of Bank Pass Book

C. SAMAYAMOORTHY,

Agricultural Production Commissioner

and Secretary to Government.