Lok Sabha Question No. 377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: PMFBY Beneficiaries
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 377

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH   JULY, 2021

## PMFBY BENEFICIARIES

377. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

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

- (a) the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in the last two years, State-wise;
- (b) the funds utilized for the said scheme in the State of Bihar; and
- (c) the number of insurance companies which are empanelled for the implementation of the scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) : States-wise details of number of farmer applications enrolled and premium subsidy provided  to  insured  farmers  during  last  two  years  i.e.  2019-20  and  2020-21  under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana  are Annexed .
- (b)  :  Bihar  State  Government    implemented  the  PMFBY  in  2016-17  and  2017-18  and discontinued  the  scheme  from  2018-19.    No  State-wise  allocation  or  release  is  made under the scheme.  Being a Central Sector Scheme, funds towards committed liabilities of Government on account of premium subsidy are released to the Central nodal agency, which in turn transfers the funds to the concerned insurance companies.   Total Premium subsidy of Rs. 2060.94 crore has been provided for the years 2016-17 and 2017-18 to the farmers of Bihar State by the Central and State Government in the ratio of 50 : 50.
- (c) : All the 5 Public Sector general insurance companies and 14 Private Sector general insurance companies have been empanelled by the Government of India for implementation  of  PMFBY  in  the  country.    However,  specific  implementing  insurance company is selected by the concerned State Government through a transparent bidding process.

Annexure

| State Wise Number of Farmers Benefitted under PMFBY as on 09.07.2021   | State Wise Number of Farmers Benefitted under PMFBY as on 09.07.2021   | State Wise Number of Farmers Benefitted under PMFBY as on 09.07.2021   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT Name                                                          | Farmers Applications Insured (Lakh)                                    | Farmers Applications Insured (Lakh)                                    |
| State/UT Name                                                          | 2019-20                                                                | 2020-21                                                                |
| A& N Islands                                                           | 0.001                                                                  | 0.003                                                                  |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                         | 27.9                                                                   | Not Implemented                                                        |
| Assam                                                                  | 10.0                                                                   | 14.5                                                                   |
| Chhattisgarh                                                           | 40.2                                                                   | 51.6                                                                   |
| Goa                                                                    | 0.01                                                                   | 0.001                                                                  |
| Gujarat                                                                | 24.8                                                                   | Not Implemented                                                        |
| Haryana                                                                | 17.1                                                                   | 16.5                                                                   |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                       | 2.8                                                                    | 2.4                                                                    |
| Jharkhand                                                              | 10.9                                                                   | Not Implemented                                                        |
| Karnataka                                                              | 21.3                                                                   | 16.1                                                                   |
| Kerala                                                                 | 0.6                                                                    | 0.8                                                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                         | 78.9                                                                   | 81.3                                                                   |
| Maharashtra                                                            | 145.6                                                                  | 123.8                                                                  |
| Manipur                                                                | 0.03                                                                   | 0                                                                      |
| Meghalaya                                                              | 0.01                                                                   | 0.001                                                                  |
| Odisha                                                                 | 48.8                                                                   | 96.8                                                                   |
| Puducherry                                                             | 0.1                                                                    | 0.1                                                                    |
| Rajasthan                                                              | 85.3                                                                   | 107.3                                                                  |
| Sikkim                                                                 | 0.0002                                                                 | 0.001                                                                  |
| Tamil Nadu                                                             | 38.7                                                                   | 56.8                                                                   |
| Telangana                                                              | 10.3                                                                   | Not Implemented                                                        |
| Tripura                                                                | 0.4                                                                    | 1.7                                                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                          | 46.9                                                                   | 41.6                                                                   |
| Uttarakhand                                                            | 2.1                                                                    | 1.7                                                                    |
| GRAND TOTAL                                                            | 612.75                                                                 | 613.00                                                                 |

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