Lok Sabha Question No. 126 (STARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, NISHIKANT  DUBEY

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 126

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA

*126.     SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY: SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a) the  details  of  success  achieved  by  the  Government  in  the  implementation  of  the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in Himachal Pradesh;
- (b) the number of farmers insured under the scheme in Jharkhand; and
- (c) the types of crops for which insurance has been sought thereunder and the amount of insurance money disbursed till date in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

- (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.  126   DUE FOR REPLY ON 12 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019.

(a)   &  (b):         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), and weather  index  based  scheme,  namely,  Restructured  Weather  Based  Crop  Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS), have 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.    Himachal Pradesh is  implementing  both  the  schemes  and  Jharkhand  is  implementing  PMFBY  only  since inception of these schemes.   Details of coverage during 2016-17 and 2017 in these States is given in the following table:

| Year    | State             | Enrolment of Farmers   | Area Insured   | Sum Insured    | Gross Premium   | Farmers share in Gross Premium   | Total Claims   | Farmers Benefitted   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|----------------|----------------------|
| Year    | State             | (No.)                  | (in ha.)       | (Rs. in Crore) | (Rs. in Crore)  | (Rs. in Crore)                   | (Rs. in Crore) | (No.)                |
| 2016-17 | Himachal Pradesh* | 379925                 | 129431         | 899            | 72              | 31                               | 45             | 112301               |
| 2016-17 | Jharkhand         | 879339                 | 374171         | 2002           | 272             | 40                               | 31             | 59977                |
| 2017-18 | Himachal Pradesh* | 382728                 | 1272744        | 772            | 78              | 31                               | 51             | 118406               |
| 2017-18 | Jharkhand         | 1198337                | 301444         | 1517           | 217             | 29                               | 42             | 116460               |

## * PMFBY & RWBCIS

(c) : All food and oilseed crops and commercial/horticultural crops can be notified under the  scheme  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  Himachal  Pradesh  and Jharkhand under the schemes are given below:

| State            | Season     | Crops Notified by States                       | Crops Notified by States                                     |
|------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|                  |            | PMFBY                                          | RWBCIS                                                       |
| Himachal Pradesh | Kharif '18 | Paddy and Maize                                | Potato, Ginger, tomato and Pea                               |
|                  | Rabi'18-19 | Barley (Jau) and Wheat                         | Citrus, Mango, Apple, Plum, Potato, Garlic, Peach and Tomato |
| Jharkhand        | Kharif'18  | Maize and Paddy                                | -                                                            |
|                  | Rabi'18-19 | Bengal Gram (Chana), Mustard, Potato and Wheat | -                                                            |

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