Lok Sabha Question No. 681 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: Empanelment of Companies for Crop Insurance Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RITI PATHAK

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.681

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## EMPANELMENT OF COMPANIES FOR CROP INSURANCE SCHEME

681. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  empanelled  public  and  private  companies  for  crop  insurance scheme in the country;
- (b) whether percentage share of Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited has decreased substantially  against  the  private  companies  under  crop  insurance  scheme during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  total  number  of  farmers  benefited  under  the above said scheme during the said period, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a): All  the  five  Public  Sector  Insurance  Companies  namely,  (i)  Agriculture  Insurance Company of India  Limited,  (ii)  United  India  Insurance  Company  Limited,  (iii)  National Insurance  Company  Limited,  (iv)  Oriental  Insurance  Company  Limited  and  (v)  New India  Assurance Company  Limited are  empanelled for  crop insurance scheme  in  the country.  In addition, 13 private sector general insurance companies namely, (i) ICICILombard  General  Insurance  Company  Ltd.  (ii)  HDFC-ERGO  General  Insurance Company  Limited, (iii) IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance Company  Limited (iv) Cholamandalam  MS  General  Insurance  Company  Limited,  (v)  Tata-AIG  General Insurance  Company  Limited,  (vi)  Future  Generali  India  Insurance  Company  Limited, (vii) Reliance General Insurance Company  Limited, (viii) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance  Company  Limited.,  (ix)  SBI  General  Insurance  Company  Limited,  (x) Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Limited, (xi) Shriram General Insurance Co. Limited, (xii) Royal Sunaram General Insurance Company Limited and (xiii) Bharti Axa General Insurance Company Limited have also been empanelled for implementation of the scheme.

(b): Percentage share of Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd. (AIC) on gross premium in the country was 56%, 63% and 36% during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 respectively.    However, share of all the Public Sector insurance companies including AIC during 2016-17 is more than 50%.

(c): State-wise details of number of farmers insured and benefitted under the scheme during last three years i.e. 2014-15 to 2016-17 are given in Annexure.

ANNEXURE

| State wise details of No. of Framers insured and Benefitted for last 3 years   | State wise details of No. of Framers insured and Benefitted for last 3 years   | State wise details of No. of Framers insured and Benefitted for last 3 years   | State wise details of No. of Framers insured and Benefitted for last 3 years   | State wise details of No. of Framers insured and Benefitted for last 3 years   | State wise details of No. of Framers insured and Benefitted for last 3 years   | State wise details of No. of Framers insured and Benefitted for last 3 years   | State wise details of No. of Framers insured and Benefitted for last 3 years   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                        | State                                                                          | 2014-15                                                                        | 2014-15                                                                        | 2015-16                                                                        | 2015-16                                                                        | 2016-17                                                                        | 2016-17                                                                        |
| Sl. No.                                                                        | State                                                                          | No. of Farmers Insured                                                         | No. of Farmers Benefitted                                                      | No. of Farmers Insured                                                         | No. of Farmers Benefitted                                                      | No. of Farmers Insured                                                         | No. of Farmers Benefitted                                                      |
| 1                                                                              | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                 | 405745                                                                         | 115390                                                                         | 1717533                                                                        | 418441                                                                         | 1771557                                                                        | 877241                                                                         |
| 2                                                                              | ASSAM                                                                          | 49889                                                                          | 22203                                                                          | 45736                                                                          | 24425                                                                          | 60265                                                                          | 23370                                                                          |
| 3                                                                              | BIHAR                                                                          | 3874082                                                                        | 2500014                                                                        | 3091612                                                                        | 1123440                                                                        | 2713178                                                                        | 149698                                                                         |
| 4                                                                              | CHHATTISGARH                                                                   | 1068387                                                                        | 596577                                                                         | 1283176                                                                        | 677382                                                                         | 1549164                                                                        | 135221                                                                         |
| 5                                                                              | GOA                                                                            | 160                                                                            | 0                                                                              | 136                                                                            | 82                                                                             | 757                                                                            | 111                                                                            |
| 6                                                                              | GUJARAT                                                                        | 660856                                                                         | 191722                                                                         | 504170                                                                         | 363027                                                                         | 1975192                                                                        | 500219                                                                         |
| 7                                                                              | HARYANA                                                                        | 22                                                                             | 7                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 1335984                                                                        | 216683                                                                         |
| 8                                                                              | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                               | 131770                                                                         | 89448                                                                          | 162458                                                                         | 92096                                                                          | 378199                                                                         | 110941                                                                         |
| 9                                                                              | JHARKHAND                                                                      | 258569                                                                         | 166037                                                                         | 589793                                                                         | 394593                                                                         | 878059                                                                         | 36630                                                                          |
| 10                                                                             | KARNATAKA                                                                      | 1113816                                                                        | 444079                                                                         | 1210430                                                                        | 876286                                                                         | 3120592                                                                        | 750599                                                                         |
| 11                                                                             | KERALA                                                                         | 49386                                                                          | 24315                                                                          | 62335                                                                          | 35768                                                                          | 77405                                                                          | 23288                                                                          |
| 12                                                                             | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                 | 5159693                                                                        | 798850                                                                         | 5740022                                                                        | 2453458                                                                        | 6897723                                                                        | 1233655                                                                        |
| 13                                                                             | MAHARASHTRA                                                                    | 7019829                                                                        | 5466006                                                                        | 12517231                                                                       | 10624334                                                                       | 12005989                                                                       | 2901571                                                                        |
| 14                                                                             | MANIPUR                                                                        | 3472                                                                           | 3472                                                                           | 7514                                                                           | 7514                                                                           | 8366                                                                           | 8358                                                                           |
| 15                                                                             | MEGHALAYA                                                                      | 2010                                                                           | 838                                                                            | 1129                                                                           | 0                                                                              | 89                                                                             | 0                                                                              |
| 16                                                                             | MIZORAM                                                                        | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              |                                                                                |                                                                                |
| 17                                                                             | ORISSA                                                                         | 1918490                                                                        | 186255                                                                         | 2258871                                                                        | 1175138                                                                        | 1820236                                                                        | 167909                                                                         |
| 18                                                                             | RAJASTHAN                                                                      | 9886728                                                                        | 6668478                                                                        | 10956917                                                                       | 7749694                                                                        | 9287936                                                                        | 2256928                                                                        |
| 19                                                                             | SIKKIM                                                                         | 19                                                                             | 0                                                                              | 149                                                                            | 0                                                                              | 574                                                                            | 0                                                                              |
| 20                                                                             | TAMILNADU                                                                      | 707716                                                                         | 45823                                                                          | 1090098                                                                        | 397599                                                                         | 1449379                                                                        | 857948                                                                         |
| 21                                                                             | TELANGANA                                                                      | 1090959                                                                        | 215013                                                                         | 1334240                                                                        | 538004                                                                         | 975822                                                                         | 227324                                                                         |
| 22                                                                             | TRIPURA                                                                        | 324                                                                            | 0                                                                              | 1458                                                                           | 18                                                                             | 12528                                                                          | 522                                                                            |
| 23                                                                             | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                  | 1759441                                                                        | 1175288                                                                        | 3795359                                                                        | 2168369                                                                        | 6593417                                                                        | 1061902                                                                        |
| 24                                                                             | UTTARAKHAND                                                                    | 79233                                                                          | 52133                                                                          | 150111                                                                         | 41616                                                                          | 261571                                                                         | 61679                                                                          |
| 25                                                                             | WEST BENGAL                                                                    | 1834322                                                                        | 299918                                                                         | 2007789                                                                        | 552111                                                                         | 4135189                                                                        | 429495                                                                         |
| 26                                                                             | A & N ISLANDS                                                                  | 783                                                                            | 184                                                                            | 1055                                                                           | 158                                                                            | 324                                                                            | 295                                                                            |
| 27                                                                             | PUDUCHERRY                                                                     | 1541                                                                           | 72                                                                             | 1680                                                                           | 0                                                                              | 8537                                                                           | 4254                                                                           |
| 28                                                                             | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                |                                                                                |                                                                                | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              |                                                                                |                                                                                |
|                                                                                | Total                                                                          | 37077242                                                                       | 19062122                                                                       | 48531002                                                                       | 29713553                                                                       | 57318032                                                                       | 12035841                                                                       |

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