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Jehanabad Launches Cattle Insurance: Up to ’50,000 Coverage, 75% Subsidy, 4 Animals per Aadhaar.
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News18•29-09-2026, 22:58
Jehanabad Launches Cattle Insurance: Up to ’50,000 Coverage, 75% Subsidy, 4 Animals per Aadhaar.
- •Jehanabad introduces a livestock insurance scheme to protect cattle farmers from financial losses due to accidents.
- •The scheme offers insurance coverage of up to ’50,000 per milch animal, with a significant 75% government subsidy.
- •The total payable amount from the Bihar government is ’1125, reduced to just ’288.75 for farmers after the subsidy.
- •Farmers can insure a maximum of 4 milch animals using a single Aadhaar card, securing their livelihood.
- •In case of an accident, farmers can apply offline at the District Dairy Development Office, Jehanabad, to receive financial assistance up to ’50,000.
Key Questions Answered
After a 75% subsidy from the Bihar government, the payable amount for the livestock insurance scheme is reduced to just Rs 288.75 per animal, down from the total payable amount of Rs 1,125.
Under the livestock insurance scheme, the government has fixed the maximum price of a milch animal at Rs 50,000, and financial assistance of up to that same maximum amount is provided to farmers in case of an accident.
To avail of the livestock insurance scheme, farmers must visit the District Dairy Development Office in Jehanabad to submit an offline application, where a single person can insure a maximum of 4 milch animals using one Aadhaar card.
