Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana is 'farmer-friendly': Modi

January 16, 2016 11:02

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took to twitter and wrote an open letter to the farmers of the country and addressed them on the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, saying that the government has taken several steps to help farmers, one among which is the 'Pradhanmantri Fasal Bima Yojana'.

The news of the Pradhanmantri Fasal Bima Yojana must have already reached you. Farmers in our country have often felt at risk-at times from crop losses due to natural disasters, at times by falling market prices. Over the last eighteen months, we have taken several steps to help those of you who faced such difficulties," he wrote.

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