The Haryana government has brought beekeeping under the Mukhyamantri Bagwani Bima Yojana, its horticulture insurance scheme, so that beekeepers can be compensated for colonies lost to disasters, accidents and disease, Rural Voice reported.
Announcing the decision, state Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shyam Singh Rana said it would give financial security to farmers and entrepreneurs in beekeeping and reduce the risks of the business.
The cover includes bee boxes and colonies submerged in floods, destroyed by fire or damaged in transport accidents, and losses from epidemics among bees. A transport accident must happen inside Haryana and be backed by a First Information Report (FIR) or a Daily Diary Report (DDR) to qualify.
The premium is Rs 50 per bee colony and Rs 50 per bee box, for an insured amount of Rs 1,250 per colony and Rs 1,250 per box. A beekeeper can insure at most 250 colonies and 250 boxes, a ceiling of Rs 3,12,500 each.
To claim, beekeepers must be registered under the Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana for honey, the state's price-gap scheme, and give that scheme's unit number for every insured box.
Beekeepers who move colonies between crops for pollination and honey flows carry their whole stock on the road and through the flood season, which is the risk the new cover is meant to share.
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Source: Rural Voice
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