Lok Sabha Question No. 302 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: Compensation under PMFBY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Subhas Sarkar

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 302

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE   10 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## COMPENSATION UNDER PMFBY

- *302.     DR. SUBHAS SARKAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government has paid  compensation  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal Bima Yojana  (PMFBY) for farmers' loss in crop production in the State of West Bengal; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  302   DUE FOR REPLY ON 10 TH   DECEMBER, 2019.

(a) & (b): As per provisions of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), introduced in the country from Kharif 2016 season, claims for wide spread calamities like flood, drought etc. or season end claims are worked out and settled by the concerned insurance company on area approach basis, on receipt of yield data arrived through requisite number of  Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs) at the end of the harvesting period, from the concerned State Government.

However, losses due to localized risks of hailstorm, landslide, inundation, cloud burst & natural fire and post-harvest losses are calculated on individual insured farm level, based on the report of the joint committee comprising of representatives of the State Government and the concerned insurance company to survey the extent of loss.  Further, there  is also a provision  to  pay  claims  towards  prevented  sowing/failed  germination  and  adhoc  claims  in case of mid season adversity.

West Bengal State opted for the scheme in Kharif 2016 season and implemented the PMFBY and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) till Rabi 201819.  The State Government of West Bengal is implementing its own crop insurance scheme from Kharif 2019 season.  Details of claims paid in West Bengal under PMFBY and RWBCIS are given below :

(Rs. in crore)

| Season   |   Admissible Claim Amount |   Approved Claim Amount | Claims Amount paid   |
|----------|---------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
| 2016-17  |                    421.7  |                  421.7  | 418.24*              |
| 2017-18  |                    257.11 |                  256.63 | 256.63               |
| 2018-19  |                    372.23 |                  189.44 | 173.89**             |

District-wise details of claims under PMFBY for last three years in West Bengal are annexed .

## Annexure

|                            | Details of claims under PMFBY   | Details of claims under PMFBY   | Details of claims under PMFBY   | and RWBCIS              | and RWBCIS             | and RWBCIS         |                         |                        |                    |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
| District Name              | Estimated Claims Amount         | Approved Claims Amount          | Paid Claims Amount              | Estimated Claims Amount | Approved Claims Amount | Paid Claims Amount | Estimated Claims Amount | Approved Claims Amount | Paid Claims Amount |
|                            | (Rs. in Lakhs)                  | (Rs. in Lakhs)                  | (Rs. in Lakhs)                  | (Rs. in Lakhs)          | (Rs. in Lakhs)         | (Rs. in Lakhs)     | (Rs. in Lakhs)          | (Rs. in Lakhs)         | (Rs. in Lakhs)     |
| Alipurduar                 | 120.86                          | 120.86                          | 84.92                           | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               | 120.86                  | 120.86                 | 84.92              |
| Bankura                    | 209.10                          | 209.10                          | 202.51                          | 1292.95                 | 1292.95                | 1292.95            | 1502.05                 | 1502.05                | 1495.46            |
| Birbhum                    | 283.34                          | 283.34                          | 275.73                          | 1804.73                 | 1804.73                | 1804.73            | 2088.07                 | 2088.07                | 2080.46            |
| Dakshin Dinajpur           | 32.09                           | 32.09                           | 32.09                           | 68.38                   | 68.38                  | 68.38              | 100.46                  | 100.46                 | 100.46             |
| Darjiling                  | 26.62                           | 26.62                           | 26.62                           | 2.10                    | 2.10                   | 2.10               | 28.72                   | 28.72                  | 28.72              |
| Haora                      | 516.33                          | 516.33                          | 473.89                          | 28.26                   | 28.26                  | 28.26              | 544.59                  | 544.59                 | 502.15             |
| Hugli                      | 1204.32                         | 1204.32                         | 1204.32                         | 2287.05                 | 2287.05                | 2287.05            | 3491.37                 | 3491.37                | 3491.37            |
| Jalpaiguri                 | 24.71                           | 24.71                           | 19.83                           | 2.44                    | 2.44                   | 2.44               | 27.15                   | 27.15                  | 22.27              |
| Koch Bihar                 | 93.31                           | 93.31                           | 90.27                           | 155.02                  | 155.02                 | 155.02             | 248.32                  | 248.32                 | 245.29             |
| Maldah                     | 28.13                           | 28.13                           | 28.13                           | 4.77                    | 4.77                   | 4.77               | 32.90                   | 32.90                  | 32.90              |
| Murshidabad                | 137.55                          | 137.55                          | 123.54                          | 1349.03                 | 1349.03                | 1349.03            | 1486.57                 | 1486.57                | 1472.57            |
| Nadia                      | 24.26                           | 24.26                           | 24.12                           | 27.56                   | 27.56                  | 27.56              | 51.81                   | 51.81                  | 51.68              |
| North Twenty Four Parganas | 2607.83                         | 2607.83                         | 2493.98                         | 790.03                  | 790.03                 | 790.03             | 3397.86                 | 3397.86                | 3284.02            |
| Paschim Medinipur          | 1345.76                         | 1345.76                         | 1238.62                         | 470.11                  | 470.11                 | 470.11             | 1815.87                 | 1815.87                | 1708.74            |
| Purba Bardhaman            | 473.83                          | 473.83                          | 473.83                          | 22481.71                | 22481.71               | 22481.71           | 22955.53                | 22955.53               | 22955.53           |
| Purba Medinipur            | 2676.26                         | 2676.26                         | 2676.26                         | 677.41                  | 677.41                 | 677.41             | 3353.67                 | 3353.67                | 3353.67            |
| Puruliya                   | 132.22                          | 132.22                          | 132.22                          | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               | 132.22                  | 132.22                 | 132.22             |
| South Twenty Four Parganas | 442.97                          | 442.97                          | 432.11                          | 218.49                  | 218.49                 | 218.49             | 661.45                  | 661.45                 | 650.60             |
| Uttar Dinajpur             | 31.18                           | 31.18                           | 31.18                           | 99.55                   | 99.55                  | 99.55              | 130.73                  | 130.73                 | 130.73             |
| Jhargram                   | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               |
| Kalimpong                  | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               |
| Paschim Bardhaman          | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               |
| Total                      | 10410.65                        | 10410.65                        | 10064.19                        | 31759.58                | 31759.58               | 31759.58           | 42170.23                | 42170.23               | 41823.77           |

|                            | Details of claims under PMFBY   | Details of claims under PMFBY      | Details of claims under PMFBY   | and RWBCIS in West Bengal during 2017-18   | and RWBCIS in West Bengal during 2017-18   | and RWBCIS in West Bengal during 2017-18   |                         |                                     |                    |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------|
| District Name              | Estimated Claims Amount         | Kharif 2017 Approved Claims Amount | Paid Claims Amount              | Estimated Claims Amount                    | Rabi 2017-18 Approved Claims Amount        | Paid Claims Amount                         | Estimated Claims Amount | Year 2017-18 Approved Claims Amount | Paid Claims Amount |
|                            | (Rs. in Lakhs)                  | (Rs. in Lakhs)                     | (Rs. in Lakhs)                  | (Rs. in Lakhs)                             | (Rs. in Lakhs)                             | (Rs. in Lakhs)                             | (Rs. in Lakhs)          | (Rs. in Lakhs)                      | (Rs. in Lakhs)     |
| Alipurduar                 | 15.05                           | 15.05                              | 15.05                           | 6.80                                       | 6.80                                       | 6.80                                       | 21.85                   | 21.85                               | 21.85              |
| Bankura                    | 1503.69                         | 1503.69                            | 1503.69                         | 25.04                                      | 24.86                                      | 24.86                                      | 1528.73                 | 1528.54                             | 1528.54            |
| Birbhum                    | 152.93                          | 152.93                             | 152.93                          | 592.45                                     | 592.45                                     | 592.45                                     | 745.37                  | 745.37                              | 745.37             |
| Dakshin Dinajpur           | 936.25                          | 936.25                             | 936.25                          | 50.71                                      | 50.71                                      | 50.71                                      | 986.97                  | 986.97                              | 986.97             |
| Darjiling                  | 8.41                            | 8.41                               | 8.41                            | 0.03                                       | 0.03                                       | 0.03                                       | 8.44                    | 8.44                                | 8.44               |
| Haora                      | 309.00                          | 309.00                             | 309.00                          | 53.00                                      | 53.00                                      | 53.00                                      | 362.00                  | 362.00                              | 362.00             |
| Hugli                      | 1484.16                         | 1484.16                            | 1484.16                         | 507.09                                     | 507.00                                     | 507.00                                     | 1991.24                 | 1991.16                             | 1991.16            |
| Jalpaiguri                 | 265.33                          | 265.33                             | 265.33                          | 8.04                                       | 8.02                                       | 8.02                                       | 273.36                  | 273.35                              | 273.35             |
| Koch Bihar                 | 41.08                           | 41.08                              | 41.08                           | 152.47                                     | 152.45                                     | 152.45                                     | 193.55                  | 193.53                              | 193.53             |
| Maldah                     | 472.02                          | 472.02                             | 472.02                          | 660.92                                     | 660.18                                     | 660.18                                     | 1132.94                 | 1132.20                             | 1132.20            |
| Murshidabad                | 819.41                          | 819.41                             | 819.41                          | 167.44                                     | 166.92                                     | 166.92                                     | 986.86                  | 986.34                              | 986.34             |
| Nadia                      | 72.13                           | 72.13                              | 72.13                           | 115.64                                     | 69.59                                      | 69.59                                      | 187.77                  | 141.72                              | 141.72             |
| North Twenty Four Parganas | 40.98                           | 40.98                              | 40.98                           | 213.46                                     | 213.42                                     | 213.42                                     | 254.43                  | 254.39                              | 254.39             |
| Paschim Medinipur          | 1261.71                         | 1261.71                            | 1261.71                         | 255.98                                     | 255.95                                     | 255.95                                     | 1517.69                 | 1517.65                             | 1517.65            |
| Purba Bardhaman            | 7219.39                         | 7219.39                            | 7219.39                         | 1245.96                                    | 1245.90                                    | 1245.90                                    | 8465.35                 | 8465.29                             | 8465.29            |
| Purba Medinipur            | 3025.06                         | 3025.06                            | 3025.06                         | 122.00                                     | 121.94                                     | 121.94                                     | 3147.06                 | 3147.00                             | 3147.00            |
| Puruliya                   | 1.18                            | 1.18                               | 1.18                            | 0.23                                       | 0.23                                       | 0.23                                       | 1.40                    | 1.40                                | 1.40               |
| South Twenty Four Parganas | 1781.49                         | 1781.49                            | 1781.49                         | 19.04                                      | 18.91                                      | 18.91                                      | 1800.53                 | 1800.40                             | 1800.40            |
| Uttar Dinajpur             | 1875.09                         | 1875.09                            | 1875.09                         | 3.52                                       | 3.51                                       | 3.51                                       | 1878.61                 | 1878.60                             | 1878.60            |
| Jhargram                   | 207.60                          | 207.60                             | 207.60                          | 17.82                                      | 17.82                                      | 17.82                                      | 225.42                  | 225.42                              | 225.42             |
| Kalimpong                  | 0.00                            | 0.00                               | 0.00                            | 0.00                                       | 0.00                                       | 0.00                                       | 0.00                    | 0.00                                | 0.00               |
| Paschim Bardhaman          | 0.98                            | 0.98                               | 0.98                            | 0.20                                       | 0.20                                       | 0.20                                       | 1.19                    | 1.19                                | 1.19               |
| Total                      | 21492.92                        | 21492.92                           | 21492.92                        | 4217.85                                    | 4169.88                                    | 4169.88                                    | 25710.77                | 25662.80                            | 25662.80           |

|                            | Details of claims under PMFBY   | Details of claims under PMFBY   | Details of claims under PMFBY   |                         |                        |                    |                         |                        |                    |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
| District Name              | Kharif 2018                     | Kharif 2018                     | Kharif 2018                     | Rabi 2018-19            | Rabi 2018-19           | Rabi 2018-19       | Year 2018-19            | Year 2018-19           | Year 2018-19       |
|                            | Estimated Claims Amount         | Approved Claims Amount          | Paid Claims Amount              | Estimated Claims Amount | Approved Claims Amount | Paid Claims Amount | Estimated Claims Amount | Approved Claims Amount | Paid Claims Amount |
|                            | (Rs. in Lakhs)                  | (Rs. in Lakhs)                  | (Rs. in Lakhs)                  | (Rs. in Lakhs)          | (Rs. in Lakhs)         | (Rs. in Lakhs)     | (Rs. in Lakhs)          | (Rs. in Lakhs)         | (Rs. in Lakhs)     |
| Alipurduar                 | 14.31                           | 14.31                           | 4.13                            | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               | 14.31                   | 14.31                  | 4.13               |
| Bankura                    | 3835.90                         | 3835.90                         | 3452.50                         | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               | 3835.90                 | 3835.90                | 3452.50            |
| Birbhum                    | 827.09                          | 510.58                          | 0.00                            | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               | 827.09                  | 510.58                 | 0.00               |
| Dakshin Dinajpur           | 12.62                           | 12.62                           | 12.62                           | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               | 12.62                   | 12.62                  | 12.62              |
| Darjiling                  | 0.27                            | 0.27                            | 0.27                            | 4.33                    | 4.33                   | 4.33               | 4.60                    | 4.60                   | 4.60               |
| Haora                      | 11.40                           | 11.40                           | 0.30                            | 159.85                  | 159.85                 | 159.85             | 171.24                  | 171.24                 | 160.14             |
| Hugli                      | 2.91                            | 2.91                            | 2.91                            | 24910.01                | 7964.05                | 7964.05            | 24912.93                | 7966.97                | 7966.97            |
| Jalpaiguri                 | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               |
| Koch Bihar                 | 43.94                           | 43.94                           | 43.94                           | 126.63                  | 126.63                 | 126.63             | 170.57                  | 170.57                 | 170.57             |
| Maldah                     | 590.61                          | 590.61                          | 590.61                          | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               | 590.61                  | 590.61                 | 590.61             |
| Murshidabad                | 73.85                           | 73.85                           | 73.85                           | 694.65                  | 694.65                 | 694.65             | 768.50                  | 768.50                 | 768.50             |
| Nadia                      | 14.05                           | 14.05                           | 14.05                           | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               | 14.05                   | 14.05                  | 14.05              |
| North Twenty Four Parganas | 6.93                            | 6.93                            | 6.93                            | 0.03                    | 0.03                   | 0.03               | 6.95                    | 6.95                   | 6.95               |
| Paschim Medinipur          | 236.84                          | 236.84                          | 144.57                          | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               | 236.84                  | 236.84                 | 144.57             |
| Purba Bardhaman            | 1540.81                         | 1540.81                         | 1540.81                         | 2239.01                 | 2239.01                | 2239.01            | 3779.82                 | 3779.82                | 3779.82            |
| Purba Medinipur            | 89.62                           | 89.62                           | 89.62                           | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               | 89.62                   | 89.62                  | 89.62              |
| Puruliya                   | 1457.46                         | 440.92                          | 0.00                            | 16.05                   | 16.05                  | 16.05              | 1473.51                 | 456.98                 | 16.05              |
| South Twenty Four Parganas | 23.94                           | 23.94                           | 23.94                           | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               | 23.94                   | 23.94                  | 23.94              |
| Uttar Dinajpur             | 129.81                          | 129.81                          | 38.82                           | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               | 129.81                  | 129.81                 | 38.82              |
| Jhargram                   | 81.89                           | 81.89                           | 66.97                           | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00               | 81.89                   | 81.89                  | 66.97              |
| Kalimpong                  | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.99                    | 0.99                   | 0.99               | 0.99                    | 0.99                   | 0.99               |
| Paschim Bardhaman          | 66.84                           | 66.84                           | 66.84                           | 10.01                   | 10.01                  | 10.01              | 76.85                   | 76.85                  | 76.85              |
| Total                      | 9061.09                         | 7728.04                         | 6173.68                         | 28161.55                | 11215.59               | 11215.59           | 37222.64                | 18943.63               | 17389.28           |

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