New Delhi [India], November 21 (ANI) Announcing significant relief for farmers, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that on the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, two significant categories of crop losses have now been included under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), which farmers had been demanding for a long time.

In a message addressed to farmer brothers and sisters, Chouhan said the government has taken this decision keeping in mind the security and prosperity of farmers.

Chouhan said that until now, the crop insurance scheme covered losses caused by natural calamities, drought, hailstorm, storms, pests and diseases, but two major types of losses remained excluded — first, crop damage caused by wild animals, and second, damage caused by excessiv

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