Farmers in Gujarat and West Bengal are now battling on two fronts. Floods have inundated thousands of acres, even as the agrarians are awaiting insurance money for the 2016 kharif season.
The last date for submitting claims for kharif 2017 ended on July 31, though some states such as Maharashtra have asked for an extension of the deadline.
According to provisional data till July 19 furnished in the Rajya Sabha by the Centre, West Bengal, Gujarat, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana had the worst record in settling insurance claims under the scheme arising from kharif 2016.
The primary reason given for