Lok Sabha Question No. 3365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: CCE Agri Mobile Application
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV)

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3365

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  6 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## CCE AGRI MOBILE APPLICATION

3365.  SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

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

- (a) whether CCE Agri Mobile Application has been launched by the Government on the Google Play Store and if not, the time in which it is likely to be launched;
- (b) the details of the language options which the app is likely to offer;
- (c) the  details of  the  concerned  authorities/organisations  which are responsible for conducting the CCEs on behalf of the farmers;
- (d) the total number of crop damage assessment complaints which have been filed so far through the mobile app along with the action taken by the concerned authority or the  insurance  companies  to  address  these  complaints  and  the  details  thereof  Statewise; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  marketing  methods  employed  by  the  Government  for  the advertisement  and  the  promotion  of  the  PMFBY  along  with  the  total  estimated expenditure incurred by the Government on these methods?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) to (c): 'CCE Agri App', developed by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare to help the States/UTs in speedy dissemination of Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs) data, based on which the yield data are arrived to  workout admissible claims by insurance companies under Pradhan  Mantri Fasal Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY),  is  available  on  Crop Insurance portal -www.agri-insurance.gov.in for specific use by concerned Government officials in English language.  Further, the app will be offered in Hindi and other regional languages.    Mainly Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Revenue Department  and  Agriculture  Department  are  involved  in  conducting  of  CCEs  in  their States/UTs.

(d): CCE  Agri  App    is  used  to  forward  the  yield  data  collected  through  CCEs alongwith  picture,  time  and  date  of  experiment  by  the  State  Governemnt  officials concerned/authority to expedite  early submission of yield data to insurance companies for settlement of crop insurance claims only from Kharif 2016.

(e): To  enhance  the  awareness  about  Crop  Insurance  Schemes  among  all  the stakeholders  Governments  (both  State  and  Centre)  and  insurance  companies  have undertaken  a  comprehensive  publicity  and  awareness  programme  to  educate  the farmers  about  the  benefit  of  crop  insurance  schemes.    The  salient  activities  under awareness campaign involve the publicity of features & benefits of the scheme through advertisements  in  leading  National/local  News  Papers,  telecast  through  audio-visual media,  distribution  of  pamphlets  in  local  languages,  participation  in  agriculture  fairs  / mela / goshti and organization of workshops / trainings and SMS through Kisan Portal etc.  State  Governments/UTs  have  also  been  regularly  persuaded  to  increase  the coverage  including  notifying  more  crops  under  crop  Insurance  schemes.      One  day seminar/kisan fair have also been organized at various Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) throughout the country.    Besides States and insurance companies, an expenditure of about Rs. 32.5 crore has been made by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperton and Farmers Welfare for promotion/awareness of PMFBY so far.

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