Lok Sabha Question No. 1439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Enrolment in PMFBY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Geetha Viswanath Vanga

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1439

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## Enrolment in PMFBY

## 1439. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY: SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

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

- (a)  whether the Government is taking steps to maintain the  enrolment of farmers and the coverage of lakhs of acres under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY); and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and progress made till date, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b) The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) is voluntary for States as well as for farmers.    Therefore, farmers are free to insure their crops as per their risk perception, provided the crops and area is notified by the concerned State  Government/UT Administration.

However,  Government  has  taken  several  steps  to  create  substantial  awareness about  the  scheme  amongst  beneficiaries  so  that  they  can  enroll  their  area  and  crops voluntarily under the scheme. The Government has made provision to ensure availability of adequate funds for awareness of PMFBY. The revised Operational Guidelines for PMFBY which came into effect from 1 st October  2018  have inter-alia provided  that  the  insurance companies should compulsorily spent atleast 0.5% of the total gross premium collected by them for Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities.

The Government has actively supported the awareness activities being carried out by the States, implementing Insurance Companies, financial institutions, and CSC network to disseminate key features of PMFBY amongst farmers and members of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). All the grass root level organisations responsible to implement PMFBY are actively involved in building capacity of farmers to take informed decisions.  Since, the Revamped PMFBY is being implemented from Kharif 2020, and has been made voluntary for  all  the  farmers,  the  behavioural  change  communication  activities are being conducted through various media tools viz Print, electronic, Digital and Social Media etc.  Mobile IEC vehicles also being used to motivate farmers during enrolment campaign at grass root level. Apart  from  this,  other  activities  for  awareness  generations  involve  the  publicity  of  key features and benefits of the scheme through advertisements in leading National and local newspapers,  airing  of  audio-visual  spots  on  regional  /  local  channels,  distribution  of  IEC material  in  local  languages,  dissemination  of  SMS  through  Kisan  /  NCIP  portal  and organisation of online  workshops of all stakeholders including farmers, Panchayat Members, and other key stakeholders.

Further,  a  structured awareness  campaign  'Crop  Insurance  Week/Fasal  Bima Saptah' has been initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare since Kharif 2021  under  Azadi  Ka  Amrit  Mahotsav,  an  initiative  to  celebrate  75  years  of  India's independence, in all the PMFBY notified districts with special emphasis on aspirational/tribal  districts.  The  core  focus  of  the  campaign  is  to  increase  the  awareness and benefits of the scheme, sensitize the stakeholders and to increase overall enrolment of farmers, thereby helping them to reap the benefits of crop insurance with special focus on identified aspirational/tribal districts.  The next crop insurance week is planned during Rabi 2021-22 with a view to create awareness amongst all stakeholders while targeting floating population  of  farmers  at  weekly  bazar,  rural  haats,  APMC  Mandis,  Rural  fairs  /  Festivals including Block and Gram Panchayats etc. from 1 st December to 7 th December, 2021.

State-wise  details  of  farmer  applications  enrolled  alongwith  area  insured  during 2020-21 under PMFBY are Annexed.

| Annexure         | Annexure                            | Annexure               |
|------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------|
| State/UT Name    | Farmers Applications Insured (Lakh) | Area Insured (Lakh ha) |
| A & N Islands    | 0.003                               | 0.003                  |
| Assam            | 15.8                                | 10.1                   |
| Chhattisgarh     | 51.6                                | 24.5                   |
| Goa              | 0.001                               | 0.0001                 |
| Haryana          | 16.5                                | 18.9                   |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2.4                                 | 0.8                    |
| Karnataka        | 16.1                                | 16.1                   |
| Kerala           | 0.8                                 | 0.4                    |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 77.4                                | 116.5                  |
| Maharashtra      | 124.0                               | 68.1                   |
| Meghalaya        | 0.001                               | 0.001                  |
| Odisha           | 97.5                                | 11.9                   |
| Puducherry       | 0.1                                 | 0.1                    |
| Rajasthan        | 107.6                               | 113.6                  |
| Sikkim           | 0.001                               | 0.0002                 |
| Tamil Nadu       | 57.3                                | 17.2                   |
| Tripura          | 2.6                                 | 0.4                    |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 41.9                                | 31.5                   |
| Uttarakhand      | 1.7                                 | 0.7                    |
| GRAND TOTAL      | 613.2                               | 430.7                  |

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