Lok Sabha Question No. 2295 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: PMFBY Disbursement Issues
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2295

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## PMFBY DISBURSEMENT ISSUES

2295  SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

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

(a)  whether  there  have  been  reports  of  irregularities  in  disbursement  of  insurance payout to farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in several districts of Odisha; (b) if so, the details thereof including Bolangir District; (c)  whether  insurance  companies  rejected  the  applications  of  thousands  of  genuine farmers  on  the  grounds  that  their  lands  were  already  insured  by  unscrupulous persons; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e)  the  other  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  regarding  investigating  crop insurance fraud and providing benefits to farmers of odisha?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e)  :    All  the  major  work  relating  to  the  assessment of  crop  yield/crop  loss  for calculation of  admissible  claims  under  Pradhan  Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) are being performed by the concerned State Government or Joint Committee of State Government  officials  and  concerned  insurance  company.    However,  issues  like discrepancy  in  yield  data  &  consequent  disputes  between  State  Government  and insurance companies, delay in providing Government share of funds, non-deployment of sufficient personnel by insurance companies etc.,  have been received, which were suitably addressed by the concerned State Government, Insurer and the Ministry.

During  Kharif 2021, implementing insurance companies namely, Agriculture Insurance Company  of  India  Ltd,  Reliance  General  Insurance  Company  and  HDFC-ERGO General,  reported  some  discrepancies    in    conduct  of  Crop  Cutting  Experiments

(CCEs)  in 189 Insurance Units in 9 districts of Odisha namely,  Kendrapada, Deogarh, Bargarh,  Jagatsinghpur,  Ganjam,  Puri,  Bolangir,  Balasore,  Sambalpur.    As  per provisions of the Scheme, the matter was referred for consideration to the State Level Technical Committee (SLTC) and thereafter to the national level Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).     These claims have now been settled by the insurance companies

After the entry for farmer applications on National Crop Insurance Portal (NCIP) from the  designated  sources  of  enrolment  under  the  scheme,  the  insurance  companies perform  quality  check.      Applications  complete  in  all  aspects  are  approved.    Any as per the directions of the TAC. deficiency in the application may lead to rejection.

To better resolve all the grievances/complaints within the scheme, a portal has been developed to handle all grievances from end to end.  The Beta version of the portal was launched in Chhattisgarh on 21 st July, 2022.

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