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Won't tolerate crop insurance graft: Shivraj

Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured Lok Sabha that... Read More
NEW DELHI: Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Tuesday assured Lok Sabha govt was committed to taking action against anyone found guilty of corruption in the crop insurance scheme - PM Fasal Bima Yojana.

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The minister was responding to a question by Supriya Sule of NCP (SP) alleging corruption of Rs 5,000 crore in Maharashtra related to the crop insurance scheme. Sule quoted the Maharashtra agriculture minister saying there was Rs 500 crore worth of irregularities in the scheme. She added the minister was corrected by a BJP MLA who had claimed it was a Rs 5,000 crore corruption scandal and not just Rs 500 crore. Chouhan said there was no such report available with the Centre, adding no one will be spared if found guilty.

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