CM Farmer Accident Welfare Scheme UP 2023: The much-awaited scheme for which lots of farmers from Uttar Pradesh are being waited for has got approval from the UP cabinet. Under मुख्यमंत्री कृषक दुर्घटना कल्याण योजना, if any of the farmers die while doing farming, then his/her family will get the compensation of Rs. five lakhs (5 lakhs) while in the case of disability, they will get two lakhs rupees. With the help of this scheme, more than 2 crores, 38 lakhs 22 thousand farmers fall under this scheme.
To disburse the compensation, the UP government has allocated the budget for the scheme in their yearly budget, which was held on the 18th of February 2020.
If you are among the farmers, this article is only for you. Below, we have given all the necessary details regarding the chief minister farmer welfare scheme, like how to apply for it, the availability, and more. So be with this article to end to know every detail about the scheme.
CM Farmer Accident Welfare Scheme 2023
So many times, we hear in the newspaper, or even sometimes, we witness that while harvesting the crop in the thresher machine. Sometimes they have been bitten by a snake or Scorpio or some other venomous insects and other mishaps, due to which sometimes they lost some parts of their body or even sometimes their life and the family who has left behind don’t know what to do next.
So, to secure the future of such farmer’s families, the UP cabinet, in their cabinet meeting, which was held on 21st January 2020, approved the “Chief Minister Farmer Accident Welfare Scheme”. In this scheme, if a farmer dies or is disabled while farming, his/her family members will get five lakh and two lakh rupees, respectively for compensation.
UP Kisan Accident Scheme- Overview
Name of the scheme: मुख्यमंत्री कृषक दुर्घटना कल्याण योजना
Compensation is given under this scheme: Rs. 5 lakhs
The beneficiary of compensation: Wife, son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, and sharecroppers
Age of the Farmer: 18 to 70 years.
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The scheme was implemented on 14th of September 2019
The scheme the Uttar Pradesh government has launched is not the new one; earlier, a similar kind of scheme was run by the Revenue Department of Uttar Pradesh under the name of the “Chief Minister Farmer Insurance Accident Scheme”. But in that scheme, the benefit will be given to only the account holder farmer or the co-account holder.
But that scheme has been revived now; in the new scheme, the benefit will be transferred to the farmer’s wife, son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, or even the sharecroppers.
UP Farmers Came Under Krishak Accident Welfare Scheme
The revived scheme, which the Uttar Pradesh government has launched, is only for those farmers who are resident of UP and their mother, father, husband, wife, son, daughter, daughter-in-law, grandson/daughter, who are doing farming in their land or have it on lease and those whose are depend on the agricultural work only. According to the data furnished by the government, 2 crores, 38 lakhs, and 22 thousand farmers fall under this scheme.
Age criteria for Chief Minister Krishak Yojana
Under the chief minister farmer Accident welfare scheme, only those farmers will benefit from the scheme that falls under the age bracket of 18 years to 70 years. At the same time, the rest of them will not be entitled to the benefit of the scheme.
मुख्यमंत्री कृषक दुर्घटना कल्याण योजना की शुरुआत कब से होगी
As the announcement of मुख्यमंत्री कृषक दुर्घटना कल्याण योजना, all farmers of Uttar Pradesh elated that if in future something mishap has taken place while doing the farming, then their family will get the compensation through this scheme to start their new life. Now, all farmers must be wondering when this scheme will be implemented. You do not need to be worried because we are here to help you.
The “Chief Minister Farmer Accident welfare scheme” will be implemented from the 14th of September 2019. It means that those farmers who have lost their lives or been disabled while farming from that day will also get the benefit of such a scheme.
How Much Amount Disabled Will get under the scheme?
When the scheme launches, all farmers are curious to know about the scheme. Now, someone wants to know if they got disabled while farming, then how much will they get for compensation. We will clear all of their doubts in this article.
Those farmers who died while farming their family members will get the full compensation which is 5 lakh rupees while,
Those who got disabled more than 60% while doing farming will get only 2 lakhs rupees.
How to claim the Chief Minister Kisan Accident Welfare Scheme?
Now after reading all the above-mentioned points, the farmer wanted to know how to claim the scheme and if there is any time period for that.
We want to inform all farmers that if one of you has died or is disabled while doing farming, then their family must fill out the form and submit it with all related documents in the Tehsil office of your concerned city and must remember to submit all documents within 45 days from the date of incident happened.
If the farmer’s family doesn’t submit the document within a given period, then they will get another 30 days to submit their form, but for that, they have to furnish a letter which is signed by the DM of the city. If you didn’t submit the claim form in that period of 75 days, then your form will not be accepted.
CM Farmer Accident Welfare Scheme Important Points
- Under the Chief Minister Farmer Accident welfare scheme, all farmers who have died or got disabled more than 60% will benefit from this scheme.
- All family members, even sharecroppers, will also cover this scheme.
- Those who got disabled while doing farming will get 2 lakh rupees.
- The compensation amount will be directly credited into the account through DBT mode.
- The age of the farmer must be of 18 to 70 years.
- If a farmer who has no son and wife is no more and has a daughter who has married, then, in that case, the compensation amount will be credited to her account.
- The claim form for the compensation must be submitted within 45 days with all the documents attached to it.
- You will get another 30 days to submit the claim form only if the DM of the district has allowed you to do that.
- The compensation amount will be credited to the account within a period of one month once the claim has been submitted.
Important Links
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CM Farmer Accident Welfare Scheme- FAQs
How much money does a farmer’s family member get on the death of a farmer under this scheme?
Five lakh rupees only.
How much compensation will be given to the farmer in the case of the disabled?
If a farmer got disabled by more than 60%, then, 2 lakh rupees will be given to the farmer.
Within how many days claim form be submitted?
Within 45 days from the date, the incident happened.
