Farmers are not compensated due to non-receipt of insurance companies from the government.

Demanded a guaranteed price from the government for cashew nuts in Konkan. But ignoring the demand, the government has announced to give a subsidy of ten rupees per kg to the cashew growers. It is still not available to the farmers. While the state government has not paid its share of cashew crop insurance amount of 340 crores to the insurance company, the cashew growers have become desperate as they have not received fruit crop insurance compensation. www.konkantoday.com