In addition to maize, paddy and potato crops, ginger would also be included under the scheme on experimental basis in Sirmaur district, a spokesman of the state agriculture department said.
A new deadline of September 30 had been drawn for farmers who were interested to avail loan under the scheme, he said.
The aim of this scheme was to reimburse farmers for the loss to crops due to natural disasters like fire, lightening, drought, dry spell, storms, hailstorms, cyclone, insects and diseases, the spokesman added.