Agartala, May 31 -- To boost the agriculture sector and help the farmers, Tripura's Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath has proposed a series of proposals, including inclusion of flooding under the 'local natural calamity' category in the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) guidelines, to Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Nath said this today while addressing the National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign 2026 in New Delhi, organised by the Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare. Agriculture Ministers from 19 states participated in the conference.

He said that paddy is the main crop in Tripura. Around 49% of the total Gross Cropped Area is under paddy c...