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Villagers boycott election over non-payment of crop insurance [1]

More than 2,000 voters, mostly farmers and their family members, in at least four villages, have boycotted polling in protest against non-payment of crop insurance for the year 2017-18.

Publication Date: 
19/04/2019
Hindu (Chennai) [2]
Tags:
Tamil Nadu [3], Crop Insurance [4], Farmers [5], Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) [6], Agriculture [7]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crop-insurance
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pradhan-mantri-fasal-bima-yojana-pmfby
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture