Karnal, Oct. 29 -- Agriculture and farmers welfare minister Shyam Singh Rana said on Wednesday that the Haryana government has included beekeeping under the chief minister's horticulture insurance scheme.

"This will provide financial security to beekeeping farmers and entrepreneurs in case of losses due to natural disasters and other causes, and it will promote the beekeeping business. I appeal to beekeepers to take maximum advantage of the government's schemes," he said.

Rana was speaking to media persons after chairing a meeting of the District Grievance Redressal Committee in Kaithal.

He said that beekeeping farmers often suffered losses due to the lack of a minimum support price (MSP), but chief minister Nayab Singh Saini takes far...