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Uttar Pradesh government came up with ‘CM Farmer Accident Welfare Scheme’ last year for the farmers across the state. This is an insurance scheme against accidents faced by the farmers in the state. In case of death/ disability of the farmer the family faces difficult times, thus this scheme will provide financial and social security to the farmer and his family in case of any unprecedented events. The state government will provide Rs. 5 lakhs in case of death of the farmer and Rs. 2 lakhs in case of disability of the farmer. All the farmers in the age group of 18-70 will be covered under this scheme.
Scheme Overview:
| Scheme name: | CM Farmer Accident Welfare Scheme |
| Scheme Under: | Uttar Pradesh government |
| Launched By: | CMO Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath |
| Main Beneficiaries: | Farmers across the state |
| Benefit: | Financial assistance of Rs. 5 lakhs in case of death of the farmer and Rs. 2 lakhs in case of disability of the farmer |
| Objective: | To provide financial assistance and social security to the farmer’s family in case of death or disability of the farmer |
Scheme Objectives and Benefits:
- The main objective of this scheme is to provide a security or cover in case of any unfortunate event of death or disability
- This scheme will assist the family of the farmer in case of his death/ disability
- It tends to provide financial assistance in cases of unprecedented events
- All the farmers from 18-70 years across the state will be covered under this scheme
- This scheme will provide social security to the farmer and his family
Key Points:
- CM Farmer Accident Welfare Scheme is a scheme launched by Uttar Pradesh government for assisting the farmers and their families across the state
- Under this scheme financial assistance will be provided in case of unfortunate events of death or disability
- Financial assistance of Rs. 5 lakhs in case of death of the farmer and Rs. 2 lakhs in case of disability of the farmer
- Amount of assistance will be transferred to the bank account linked within one month of the claim
- This scheme tends to cover all the farmers in the state in the age group of 18-70 years
- In case of death or disability of the farmer any beneficiary as in wife, daughter, son, granddaughter, grandson, sharecroppers can claim the compensation
- Compensation must be claimed, and a form must be filled and submitted with all the documents for the same at the Tehsil office within 45 days of the incident
- About 2,38,22,000 farmers will be covered under this scheme
- This scheme will provide financial assistance as well as social security to the family members of the farmer in case of unforeseen event death or disability of the farmer
