Lok Sabha Question No. 3398 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Coverage under Crop Insurance Schemes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3398

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  7 TH  AUGUST, 2018

## COVERAGE UNDER CROP INSURANCE SCHEMES

3398.  SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

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

- (a) the  number  of  farmers  covered  under  the  various  crop  insurance  schemes implemented by the Government including the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme, National  Crop  Insurance  Programme  and  Weather  Based  Crop  Insurance  Scheme during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) the  percentage  of  sown  area  covered  under  the  crop  insurance  schemes  as compared to net sown area during the said period, State-wise; and
- (c) the  number  of  insurance  claims  made  under  these  schemes  and  the  amount thereof, State-wise and the amount disbursed by the Insurance Companies under these schemes, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

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

- (a) to (c): State-wise details of  number of farmers covered and total claims under the  various  crop  insurance  schemes  implemented  by  the  Government  from  2014-15 onwards  are  given  in Annexure-I .  State-wise  details  of  percenage  of  gross  cropped area insured under various schemes from 2014-15 onwards is given in Annexure-II.

Annexure-I State-wise/year-wise details of farmers covered and total claims under various crop insurance schemes from 2014-15 onwards

|         |                  | No. of farmers Covered (No.)   | No. of farmers Covered (No.)   | No. of farmers Covered (No.)   | No. of farmers Covered (No.)   | Total Claims (Rs. Lakh)   | Total Claims (Rs. Lakh)   | Total Claims (Rs. Lakh)   | Total Claims (Rs. Lakh)    |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl. No. | States           | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                        | 2016-17                        | 2017-18                        | 2014-15                   | 2015-16                   | 2016-17                   | 2017-18 (Only Kharif 2017) |
| 1       | A & N Islands    | 783                            | -                              | 324                            | 364                            | 6                         | -                         | 15                        | -                          |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh   | 405,745                        | 1,740,908                      | 1,771,957                      | 1,799,021                      | 6,846                     | 31,808                    | 90,049                    | 29,477                     |
| 3       | Assam            | 49,889                         | 45,736                         | 60,265                         | 56,791                         | 560                       | 202                       | 515                       | 27                         |
| 4       | Bihar            | 3,874,082                      | 3,091,612                      | 2,714,270                      | 2,233,811                      | 110,437                   | 37,551                    | 29,142                    | 5,000                      |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh     | 1,068,387                      | 1,283,176                      | 1,549,139                      | 1,471,963                      | 18,502                    | 69,863                    | 16,005                    | 130,406                    |
| 6       | Goa              | 160                            | 136                            | 757                            | 538                            | -                         | 14                        | 3                         | 0                          |
| 7       | Gujarat          | 660,856                        | 504,170                        | 1,975,139                      | 1,758,352                      | 50,424                    | 179,613                   | 126,197                   | 104,002                    |
| 8       | Haryana          | 22                             | -                              | 1,336,028                      | 1,335,764                      | 1                         | -                         | 29,484                    | 35,680                     |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh | 131,770                        | 162,458                        | 379,925                        | 379,163                        | 3,286                     | 2,111                     | 4,513                     | 312                        |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir  | 1,364                          | -                              |                                | 150,302                        | 24                        | -                         |                           | 568                        |
| 11      | Jharkhand        | 258,569                        | 589,793                        | 877,754                        | 1,197,438                      | 2,912                     | 21,253                    | 2,632                     | 5,044                      |
| 12      | Karnataka        | 1,113,816                      | 1,210,430                      | 2,737,667                      | 1,601,511                      | 22,262                    | 87,881                    | 180,204                   | 49,968                     |
| 13      | Kerala           | 49,386                         | 62,335                         | 77,405                         | 48,145                         | 716                       | 1,376                     | 4,235                     | 562                        |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh   | 5,159,693                      | 5,740,022                      | 7,181,316                      | 6,890,930                      | 74,151                    | 480,810                   | 198,612                   | 454,979                    |
| 15      | Maharashtra      | 7,019,829                      | 12,517,231                     | 12,001,215                     | 10,052,898                     | 223,005                   | 552,689                   | 231,586                   | 270,538                    |
| 16      | Manipur          | 3,472                          | 7,514                          | 8,366                          | 9,109                          | 185                       | 270                       | 196                       | -                          |
| 17      | Meghalaya        | 2,010                          | 1,129                          | 89                             | 2,945                          | 16                        | -                         | 3                         | -                          |
| 18      | Odisha           | 1,918,490                      | 2,258,871                      | 1,820,236                      | 1,899,034                      | 26,331                    | 178,264                   | 43,134                    | 106,027                    |
| 19      | Puducherry       | 1,541                          | 1,680                          | 8,537                          |                                | -                         | -                         | 757                       |                            |
| 20      | Rajasthan        | 9,886,728                      | 10,956,917                     | 9,150,224                      | 6,019,604                      | 119,085                   | 147,196                   | 180,362                   | 129,398                    |
| 21      | Sikkim           | 19                             | 149                            | 574                            | 1,391                          | -                         | -                         | 11                        | -                          |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu       | 707,716                        | 1,090,098                      | 1,450,427                      | 1,275,323                      | 3,600                     | 52,068                    | 344,598                   | 1,500                      |
| 23      | Telangana        | 1,090,959                      | 1,334,240                      | 973,343                        | 1,082,956                      | 16,661                    | 10,371                    | 17,844                    | 8,500                      |
| 24      | Tripura          | 324                            | 1,458                          | 12,760                         | 11,674                         | -                         | -                         | 24                        | 0                          |
| 25      | Uttar Pradesh    | 1,759,441                      | 3,795,359                      | 6,767,276                      | 5,290,335                      | 77,953                    | 143,644                   | 55,489                    | 30,276                     |
| 26      | Uttarakhand      | 79,233                         | 150,111                        | 261,571                        | 184,427                        | 4,164                     | 1,800                     | 2,747                     | 2,527                      |
| 27      | West Bengal      | 1,834,322                      | 2,007,789                      | 4,133,279                      | 4,004,597                      | 15,258                    | 34,481                    | 41,978                    | 2,304                      |
|         | Grand Total      | 37,078,606                     | 48,553,322                     | 57,249,843                     | 48,758,386                     | 776,385                   | 2,033,266                 | 1,600,334                 | 1,367,095                  |

Annexure-II State-wise details Area insurance and percentage of Area insured as compared to Gross Cropped Area (GCA) under various Crop Insurance Scheme from 2014-15 onwards

| Sl. No.   |                      | Gross Area Sown   | Area Insured (ha)   | Area Insured (ha)   | Area Insured (ha)   | Area Insured (ha)   | % Area Insured   | % Area Insured   | % Area Insured   | % Area Insured   |
|-----------|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|           |                      | (ha)              | 2014-15             | 2015-16             | 2016-17             | 2017-18             | 2014-15          | 2015-16          | 2016-17          | 2017-18          |
| 1         | A & N Islands        | 25,000            | -                   | 1,379               | 253                 | 248                 | 0%               | 6%               | 1%               | 1%               |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh       | 7,680,023         | 541,151             | 2,348,776           | 1,553,147           | 2,149,836           | 7%               | 31%              | 20%              | 28%              |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 285,000           |                     |                     |                     |                     |                  |                  |                  |                  |
| 4         | Assam                | 4,197,000         | 30,215              | 28,573              | 41,005              | 42,778              | 1%               | 1%               | 1%               | 1%               |
| 5         | Bihar                | 7,778,000         | 3,733,197           | 2,806,354           | 2,465,249           | 2,109,052           | 48%              | 36%              | 32%              | 27%              |
| 6         | Chandigarh           | 2,000             |                     |                     |                     |                     |                  |                  |                  |                  |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh         | 5,691,000         | -                   | -                   | 2,416,767           | 2,223,962           | 0%               | 0%               | 42%              | 39%              |
| 8         | Dadar & Nagar Haveli | 24,000            |                     |                     |                     |                     |                  |                  |                  |                  |
| 9         | Daman & Diu          | 3,000             |                     |                     |                     |                     |                  |                  |                  |                  |
| 10        | Delhi                | 49,000            |                     |                     |                     |                     |                  |                  |                  |                  |
| 11        | Goa                  | 163,000           | 180                 | 110                 | 548                 | 397                 | 0%               | 0%               | 0%               | 0%               |
| 12        | Gujarat              | 12,600,000        | 1,388,706           | 1,031,423           | 2,841,567           | 2,655,447           | 11%              | 8%               | 23%              | 21%              |
| 13        | Haryana              | 6,376,000         | 51                  | -                   | 2,084,576           | 1,913,086           | 0%               | 0%               | 33%              | 30%              |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh     | 947,000           | 53,550              | 54,101              | 129,431             | 109,892             | 6%               | 6%               | 14%              | 12%              |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 1,162,000         | 809                 | -                   |                     | 154,814             | 0%               | 0%               | 0%               | 13%              |
| 16        | Jharkhand            | 1,657,000         | 249,868             | 416,872             | 373,764             | 301,200             | 15%              | 25%              | 23%              | 18%              |
| 17        | Karnataka            | 11,748,000        | 1,407,229           | 1,717,970           | 2,946,708           | 1,911,637           | 12%              | 15%              | 25%              | 16%              |
| 18        | Kerala               | 2,592,000         | 48,458              | 64,650              | 53,105              | 43,299              | 2%               | 2%               | 2%               | 2%               |
| 19        | Lakshdweep           | 3,000             |                     |                     |                     |                     |                  |                  |                  |                  |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh       | 23,130,000        | 10,802,627          | 12,114,509          | 11,975,276          | 12,195,921          | 47%              | 52%              | 52%              | 53%              |
| 21        | Maharashtra          | 21,874,000        | 4,863,093           | 8,301,364           | 7,438,546           | 5,918,425           | 22%              | 38%              | 34%              | 27%              |
| 22        | Manipur              | 309,000           | 6,500               | 16,799              | 9,121               | 18,665              | 2%               | 5%               | 3%               | 6%               |
| 23        | Meghalaya            | 340,000           | 1,399               | 991                 | 38                  | 3,399               | 0%               | 0%               | 0%               | 1%               |
| 24        | Mizoram              | 116,000           |                     |                     |                     |                     |                  |                  |                  |                  |
| 25        | Nagaland             | 489,000           |                     |                     |                     |                     |                  |                  |                  |                  |
| 26        | Odisha               | 5,069,000         | -                   | -                   | 1,318,712           | 1,424,357           | 0%               | 0%               | 26%              | 28%              |
| 27        | Puducherry           | 26,000            | 1,734               | 1,941               | 7,979               |                     | 7%               | 7%               | 31%              | 0%               |
| 28        | Punjab               | 7,870,000         |                     |                     |                     |                     |                  |                  |                  |                  |
| 29        | Rajasthan            | 23,954,000        | 11,977,915          | 11,454,818          | 10,533,200          | 6,931,334           | 50%              | 48%              | 44%              | 29%              |
| 30        | Sikkim               | 144,000           | 17                  | 104                 | 131                 | 299                 | 0%               | 0%               | 0%               | 0%               |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu           | 5,140,000         | 48,685              | -                   | 1,327,732           | 1,128,464           | 1%               | 0%               | 26%              | 22%              |
| 32        | Telangana            | 5,969,977         | 338,316             | 1,242,058           | 829,509             | 1,152,769           | 6%               | 21%              | 14%              | 19%              |
| 33        | Tripura              | 368,000           | 416                 | 1,028               | 4,941               | 3,042               | 0%               | 0%               | 1%               | 1%               |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh        | 25,821,000        | 2,043,165           | 3,798,071           | 5,817,447           | 4,653,633           | 8%               | 15%              | 23%              | 18%              |
| 35        | Uttarakhand          | 1,124,000         | 51,278              | 111,066             | 132,362             | 104,249             | 5%               | 10%              | 12%              | 9%               |
| 36        | West Bengal          | 9,678,000         | 996,690             | 873,403             | 1,995,501           | 1,893,335           | 10%              | 9%               | 21%              | 20%              |
|           | Grand Total          | 194,404,000       | 38,585,250          | 46,386,360          | 56,296,615          | 49,043,540          | 20%              | 24%              | 29%              | 25%              |

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