Lok Sabha Question No. 3783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Implementation of PMFBY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3783

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH   JULY, 2019

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMFBY

3783.   SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  success accomplished in the implementation of the Pradhan  Mantri Fasal  Bima  Yojana (PMFBY) in the State of Odisha;
- (b) the  number  of  farmers  insured under this scheme in Odisha;
- (c) the  kind  of  crops  for  which insurance claim has been demanded under this  scheme and  the  insurance  amount disbursed so far in this regard in the last two years; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d): With a view to provide a simple and affordable crop insurance scheme to ensure comprehensive risk cover for crops against all non-preventable natural risks from pre-sowing to post-harvest,  and  to  provide  adequate  claim  amount  and  timely  settlement  of  claims,  a  yield based scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has been launched from Kharif 2016 by the Government.

These schemes are optional for the States and they have to select insurance company, notify  the  crops  &  areas  and  provide  past  yield  data  to  fix  threshold  yield  and  actual  yield  of current season to settle the claims under the schemes.  Odisha is implementing PMFBY since inception of these schemes.  Details of coverage including faremrs insured and claims paid to eligible farmers since inception of the scheme in Odisha under PMFBY are Annexed .

All  food  and  oilseed  crops  and  commercial/horticultural  crops  can  be  notified  under PMFBY subject  to  availability  of  past  yield  data  based  on  requisite  number  of  Crop  Cutting Experiments   and capacity   of the States to  conduct the requisite number of CCEs for each crop and insurance unit area.  Details of crops notified by Odisha since inception of the scheme in Kharif 2016 till Rabi  2018-19 under PMFBY are given below:

| Season       | Crops notified by Odisha under PMFBY                                                      |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Kharif 2016  | Paddy, Groundnut, Cotton, Giger & Turmeric                                                |
| Rabi 2016-17 | Paddy, Groundnut, Mustard, Potato, Black Gram and Green Gram                              |
| Kharif 2017  | Paddy, Groundnut, Maize, Cotton, Arhar, Giger & Turmeric                                  |
| Rabi 2017-18 | Paddy, Groundnut, Mustard, Black Gram, Green Gram, Potato, Sugarcane, Onion and Sunflower |
| Kharif 18    | Paddy, Maize, Groundnut, Red Gram, Cotton, Ginger and Turmeric                            |
| Rabi 2018-19 | Paddy, Groundnut, Blackgram, Greengram, Potato, Mustard, Sunflower, Onion and Sugarcane   |

## Details of coverage under PMFBY in Odisha

| Year/Season         | Enrolment of Farmers   | Area Insured   | Sum Insured    | Gross Premium   | Farmers Share in Gross Premium   | Total Claims   | Farmers Benefitted   |
|---------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|----------------|----------------------|
|                     | (in lakhs)             | (in lakh ha.)  | (Rs. in Crore) | (Rs. in Crore)  | (Rs. in Crore)                   | (Rs. in Crore) | (in lakhs)           |
| 2016-17             | 18.20                  | 13.19          | 7262           | 539             | 143                              | 432            | 1.69                 |
| 2017-18             | 18.92                  | 13.52          | 7300           | 819             | 145                              | 1775           | 7.53                 |
| 2018-19 Kharif 2018 | 19.96                  | 14.23          | 8295           | 1114            | 166                              | 476*           | 2.54                 |

* Provisional.  Claims in respect of all crops/areas are not reported.

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## Annexure