Lok Sabha Question No. 149 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 149

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE   2 ND  JULY, 2019

## PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA

- *149.    DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the data of the claims paid under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) to farmers during the current year and the previous year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether there has been any delay in the payment of claims under this scheme; and
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 149 DUE FOR REPLY ON 2 ND  JULY, 2019.

(a): State-wise  details  of  claims  paid  during  2016-17,  2017-18  and  Kharif  2018 season under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima yojana (PMFBY) are given in Annexure .

(b) & (c): As  per  provisions  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY) admissible claims are generally paid by the insurance companies within two months of completion of Crop Cutting Experiments/harvesting period subject to availability of yield data and total State share of premium subsidy from concerned State Government within time.  However,  settlement  of  claims  in  some  States  get  delayed  due  to  reasons  like delayed transmission of yield data;  late release of their share in premium subsidy by some  States,  yield  related  disputes  between  insurance  companies  and  States,  nonreceipt  of  account  details  of  some  farmers  for  transfer  of  claims  and  NEFT  related issues,  etc.    However,  this  Department  is  regularly  monitoring  the  implementation  of PMFBY including timely settlement of claims.  Penalty provisions for late settlement of claims by insurance companies and late release of funds by State Governments have also  been  stipulated  under  the  revised  Operational  Guidelines  of  the  scheme  which have come into effect from Rabi 2018-19.

## Annexure

## STATEMENT  IN      RESPECT  OF  PARTS  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO.  149 FOR 02.07.2019   REGARDING PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA

## State-wise and Year-wise details of Claims paid under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

(Rs. in crores)

| State/UT Name    | Claims Paid   | Claims Paid           | Claims Paid   |
|------------------|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|
|                  | 2016-17       | 2017-18 (Provisional) | Kharif 2018*  |
| A & N Islands    | 0.15          | -                     | -             |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 932.31        | 637.18                | 579.47        |
| Assam            | 5.15          | 0.87                  | -             |
| Bihar            | 347.89        | 374.54                | -             |
| Chhattisgarh     | 160.07        | 1,385.14              | 866.25        |
| Goa              | 0.03          | 0.00                  | -             |
| Gujarat          | 1,267.20      | 1,056.89              | 2,328.58      |
| Haryana          | 296.20        | 895.52                | 734.05        |
| Himachal Pradesh | 45.37         | 64.55                 | 7.19          |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | -             | 9.80                  | 6.83          |
| Jharkhand        | 31.17         | 45.42                 | 0.00          |
| Karnataka        | 1,724.69      | 850.53                | 28.96         |
| Kerala           | 44.55         | 11.02                 | 8.14          |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 2,020.37      | 5,742.44              | -             |
| Maharashtra      | 2,314.71      | 3,656.37              | 3,016.76      |
| Manipur          | 1.96          | 0.67                  | -             |
| Meghalaya        | 0.03          | 0.02                  | -             |
| Odisha           | 432.16        | 1,775.23              | 475.68        |
| Puducherry       | 7.57          | -                     | -             |
| Rajasthan        | 1,914.64      | 1,800.16              | 474.44        |
| Sikkim           | 0.11          | -                     | -             |
| Tamil Nadu       | 3,502.01      | 1,695.44              | 10.60         |
| Telangana        | 178.33        | 603.59                | -             |
| Tripura          | 0.71          | 1.00                  | -             |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 582.07        | 380.31                | 416.93        |
| Uttarakhand      | 27.47         | 39.44                 | 47.53         |
| West Bengal      | 420.25        | 243.86                | 44.41         |
| GRAND TOTAL      | 16,257.16     | 21,269.98             | 9,045.83      |

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