Date:19/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/19/stories/2008071958860300.htm

Andhra Pradesh

Farmers told to pay premium

SANGAREDDY: Medak district Joint director of Agriculture T.Sudhakar Rao in a press release here on Friday asked the farmers to pay the crop insurance premium for kharif by July 31. Farmers are supposed to pay Rs.10,100 per hectare and Rs 4,040 per acre as premium with village as a unit for Maize crop. -Staff Reporter