Uttarakhand
Rs 1.50 Lakh Compensation on Death during Agricultural Work
- 17 Dec 2022
- 2 min read
Why In News?
On December 16, 2022 in the 35th meeting of the Uttarakhand Agricultural Produce Marketing Board chaired by Uttarakhand Agriculture Minister Ganesh Joshi in the assembly office, several decisions were taken in the interest of farmers. The compensation amount received in case of death of a farmer in an accident during agricultural work has been increased from one lakh to one and a half lakh rupees.
Key Points
- Apart from this, it was decided to increase the compensation from 60 thousand to one lakh rupees in case of disability with both hands or both legs or one hand and one leg due to accident and from 30 thousand to 50 thousand rupees in case of disability from one limb.
- The condition of 18 to 60 years of age has been abolished in the eligibility of personal accident, so that now compensation will be given to all farmers in case of accident.
- Agriculture Minister Ganesh Joshi said that the scholarship scheme has been started for meritorious children of farmers through the board. The income limit for eligibility in this scheme was kept at two lakh rupees. It has been increased to Rs 3 lakh per annum.
