Agriculture Secretary Vikaschandra Rastogi later headed a committee which compiled the complaints and conducted a probed into them.Kokate said, “Over four lakh crop insurance applications were rejected across the state. Some of these applications were filed by people from outside Maharashtra. We have taken significant steps to address the irregularities.Farmers will be issued unique ID cards linked to Aadhaar to ensure transparency.” An updated database of farmers is being prepared, the minister said, adding that significant reforms will be introduced in the scheme.Asked how the large-scale bogus claims could be made, Kokate attributed much of the malpractice to certain Common Service Centres (CSCs), where people involved in data entry of details of farmers are paid Rs 40 per application.”The operators of such centres filed bogus applications to earn more. We have ordered action against 96 such centres,” he said.
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