Amount Equal to 83.8 Per Cent of the Claims of Farmers Disbursed to the Nodal Banks of Tamil Nadu: FM

The Union Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram said in a statement here today that Agricultural Insurance Corporation (AIC) has informed him that an amount equal to 83.8 % of the claims of the farmers has been disbursed to the nodal banks of Tamil Nadu. It is expected that the banks will disburse the money to the farmers who have submitted the claims, he added. The Finance Minister Shri Chidambaram further said that the balance amount will be disbursed shortly.