No Crop Insurance This Year Despite El Nino Panel Advice

Farmers in the state grow crops in a season called Kharif.

This year, the rains may be unpredictable because of a weather pattern called El Nino.

Many farmers hoped the government would offer crop insurance to protect them if their crops failed.

A group of experts told the government that offering insurance was a good idea.

But the government says it will not start crop insurance this year.

The reason is that insurance would be very expensive when the weather is so uncertain.

The experts' advice was more of a general suggestion, not a plan to start right away.

The government might think about insurance again next year if the rains are normal.

Until then, farmers will need to wait and hope for good weather.