Lok Sabha Question No. 6175 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Coverage Under PMFBY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAJ KUMAR SINGH, VEENA DEVI, ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE, PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA, KIRRON KHER

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6175

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  11 TH  APRIL, 2017

## COVERAGE UNDER PMFBY

6175.  SHRI R.K. SINGH: SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI: SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE: PROF. PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA: SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  various  agricultural  crop  insurance  schemes  are  not reaching  to  the  majority  of  the  farmers  in  the  country  and  only  a  total  of  three  crore farmers have been brought under the said scheme so far and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether there is any target fixed by the Government to cover farmers under the said schemes, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  found  any  discrepancy  in  the  area  insured compared to the actual farm area under the new Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether it  is  a  fact  that  only  30%  of  the  sown  area  under  rabi  crop  has  been covered under the PMFBY so far, if so, the details thereof along with the sown area of crops likely to be benefited by the said scheme, State-wise;
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  bring  40%  of  the  total  sowing  area under the said scheme during the current year 2017-2018, if so, the facts thereof along with the time limit fixed by the Government to cover the entire cultivable land under the said scheme; and
- (f) the various steps taken by the Government to spread the awareness among the farmers  about  the  crop  insurance  scheme  and  make  these  schemes  more  fruitful  for them?

## 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 (e): The  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)  and  Restructured Weather  Based  Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) have been launched in April, 2016

with    the  target  to  provide  crop  insurance  coverage  to    30%,  40%  and  50%  of  total cropped area in the country during 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 respectively.  The schemes are voluntary for States and it is for the State Governments to notify/select the area and crops.    Besides the schemes are optional for non-loanee farmers. 23 States implemented PMFBY/RWBCIS during Kharif 2016 season and  24 States and 3 Union Territories  implemented  PMFBY/RWBCIS during Rabi 2016-17.   Overall coverage of both the schemes is tentatively 401 lakh farmers and 392 lakh ha. area in Kharif 2016 and  163.49  lakh  farmers  and  119.25  lakh  ha.  area  during  Rabi  2016-17  season. State-wise details of area covered under PMFBY/RWBCIS during Kharif and Rabi 201617 are annexed.

During Kharif 2016, area discrepancy in area sown and area insured figures has been reported in few districts.   Matter is being settled in consultation with stakeholders and as per provisions of the scheme.

(f): To  enhance  the  awareness  of  Crop  Insurance  Schemes  specially  among farmers, the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare in the Central Government,  concerned  departments  of  State  Governments  viz.  Departments  of Agriculture/ Cooperation,/Horticulture/Extension and all empanelled insurance companies  have  been  actively  conducting  various  publicity,  awareness  and  literacy programmes to educate the farmers about the benefits of crop insurance schemes.  The salient  activities  under  awareness  campaign  involve  the  publicity  of  features  and 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, organization of workshops / trainings and SMS through Kisan Portal etc. One day seminar/kisan fairs have also been organized at various  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  throughout  the  country  by  this  Department. Additionally  the  Rural  Financial  institutions  are  encouraged  to  undertake  publicity  to increase  both  awareness  and  farmers'  coverage  including  non-loanee.      Further, recently  with  the  twin  objective  of  providing  a  documentary  proof  to  insured  farmers along  with  serving  the  purpose  of  popularizing  the  scheme  among  the  farmers  the Government has decided to provide acknowledgement receipt and folio which will also contain important scheme information.   The Government has also recently entered into an  agreement  with  Common  Service  Centre  (CSC)  an    e-Governance  service  under Department  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (DeITY),    for  increasing  crop insurance outreach to non-loanee farmers.

Annexure

## State-wise details of area covered under PMFBY and RWBCIS during Kharif 2016 & Rabi 2016-17

| S. No..   | State / UT                | PMFBY Area Insured   | PMFBY Area Insured   | RWBCIS Area Insured   | RWBCIS Area Insured   |
|-----------|---------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| S. No..   | State / UT                | Kharif 2016          | Rabi 2016            | Kharif 2016           | Rabi 2016             |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            | 907692.27            | 258390.14            | 1184474.96            | 7143.82               |
| 2         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Not Implemented      | 253.20               | Not Implemented       | Not Implemented       |
| 3         | Assam                     | Not Implemented      | 4084.51              | 36695.25              | Not Implemented       |
| 4         | Bihar                     | 1311133.25           | 1084803.65           | Not Implemented       | Not Implemented       |
| 5         | Chhatisgarh               | 2296063.43           | 229324.95            | Not Implemented       | 1579.34               |
| 6         | Goa                       | 543.00               | 4.38                 | Not Implemented       | Not Implemented       |
| 7         | Gujarat                   | 2566752.53           | 235678.29            | Not Implemented       | Not Implemented       |
| 8         | Haryana                   | 1125593.85           | 796176.50            | Not Implemented       | Not Implemented       |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh          | 35669.05             | 25250.00             | 5165.68               | 30200.60              |
| 10        | Jharkhand                 | 352711.61            | 21230.60             | Not Implemented       | Not Implemented       |
| 11        | Karnataka                 | 1310397.05           | 1814439.19           | 94915.05              | 6523.50               |
| 12        | Kerala                    | Not Implemented      | 9832.71              | 21434.88              | 18828.73              |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh            | 7057298.54           | 2243242.37           | 136382.08             | 190629.81             |
| 14        | Maharashtra               | 6678781.39           | 247027.65            | 75485.74              | 129960.26             |
| 15        | Manipur                   | 9120.89              | Not Implemented      | Not Implemented       | Not Implemented       |
| 16        | Meghalaya                 | 21.67                | 16.04                | Not Implemented       | Not Implemented       |
| 17        | Orissa                    | 1256896.77           | 53103.81             | Not Implemented       | Not Implemented       |
| 18        | Pondicherry               | Not Implemented      | 3930.98              | Not Implemented       | Not Implemented       |
| 19        | Rajasthan                 | 7362044.26           | 2533506.89           | 33474.92              | Not Implemented       |
| 20        | Sikkim                    | Not Implemented      | 51.20                | Not Implemented       | Not Implemented       |
| 21        | Tamil Nadu                | 31185.58             | 1020169.18           | Not Implemented       | Not Implemented       |
| 22        | Telengana                 | 498021.73            | 255852.28            | 90266.72              | 7094.00               |
| 23        | Tripura                   | 844.21               | 5810.37              | Not Implemented       | Not Implemented       |
| 24        | Uttar Pradesh             | 3059882.31           | 281205.35            | 2814.20               | Not Implemented       |
| 25        | Uttarakhand               | 78571.97             | 29613.74             | 22507.12              | 2620.10               |
| 26        | West Bengal               | 1583483.60           | 377497.84            | 145.04                | Not Implemented       |
|           | TOTAL                     | 37522708.95          | 11530495.83          | 1703761.66            | 394580.16             |

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