Lok Sabha Question No. 2285 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: Insurance Coverage under PMFBY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KAMAKHYA PRASAD TASA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2285

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  31 ST  JULY, 2018

## INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER PMFBY

## 2285.  SHRI KAMAKHYA PRASAD TASA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE   ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is  a  fact  that  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)  is  to  provide  financial support  to  farmers  as  well  as  insurance  coverage  in  the  event  of  natural  calamities,  pests  and diseases;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the amount spent under PMFBY in Assam during the last financial year and the current year; and
- (d) the number of farmers which are included under the PMFBY in Assam?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI GAJENDRA SING SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  The objectives of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) include interalia supporting sustainable production in agriculture sector by way of providing financial support to farmers suffering crop loss/damage arising out of unforeseen events including natural calamities, pests and diseases through crop insurance coverage.  With this in view loanee farmers in notified areas  and  in  respect  of  notified  crops  are  compulsorily  covered  under  the  scheme.    Though  the scheme is voluntary for non-loanee farmers, however maximum efforts are envisaged to bring them under crop insurance cover as well.  Further, the sum insured has been equated to scale of finance to provide  the  farmers  with  maximum  risk  coverage.    Other  than  that  to  make  the  scheme  more comprehensive several add on features have been included namely, prevented sowing, mid-season adversities, localized calamities of landslide, inundation and hailstorm and loss during post-harvest.
- (c) & (d) : Details of coverage including farmers covered, premium paid by farmers and subsidy paid by Central and State Government in Assam during 2016-17 and 2017-18 are given in following table :

(In Rs. lakh)

| Season       |   No. of Farmer Applicants (in lakh) |   Farmers share in Premium |   GOI Subsidy Premium |   State Govt. Subsidy in Premium |
|--------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
| Kharif 2016  |                                 0.52 |                        411 |                   140 |                              140 |
| Rabi 2016-17 |                                 0.09 |                         86 |                    43 |                               43 |
| Kharif 2017  |                                 0.52 |                        459 |                   312 |                              312 |
| Rabi 2017-18 |                                 0.05 |                         72 |                    37 |                               37 |

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