Nainital, Feb 23 (PTI) The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday sought a reply from the state government on a PIL alleging irregularities in the Centre's crop insurance scheme.

The matter was heard before a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra and Justice NS Dhanik.

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It will now take up the matter on March 9.

Ajit Singh, a resident of Nainital, had filed a PIL in the High Court claiming that 42,300 farmers of Nainital district had insured the Kharif crop in 2020 under Prime Minister's Crop Insurance from SBI General Insurance Company.

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However, wrong figures were logged in by a Mumbai-based company responsible for data entry. Due to this, farmers received a negligible amount of money while many received no money at all for their insurance claims, he alleged.

When a complaint was made to the Prime Minister's Office, the matter was raised in Parliament.

The PIL has been filed demanding action against SBI General Insurance Company, the Mumbai-based firm responsible for data entry and compensation to farmers for their losses.

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