Lok Sabha Question No. 2181 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Corruption in PMFBY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Vincent H Pala, Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2181

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2023

## CORRUPTION IN PMFBY

2181.  SHRI VINCENT H. PALA: SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has received requests regarding corruption in the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojana (PMFBY) from Insurance Companies in different States of the country, especially in Meghalaya and Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, details of the actions taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the details of the beneficiaries under the scheme in the States of Meghalaya and Uttar Pradesh along with the amount disbursed to the farmers by insurance companies in the last three years; and
- (d) whether the Government has conducted any assessment of the usefulness and benefits of the above scheme, and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (d) : The selection of Insurance Companies is done by the State Governments by a transparent bidding process wherein the L1 bidder is awarded the cluster. The roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder are defined in the operational guidelines of the scheme for  the  proper  execution  of  the  scheme.  However,  during  the  implementation  of  PMFBY, some complaints against insurance companies about non-payment and delayed payment of claims; under payment of claims on account of incorrect/delayed submission of insurance proposals  by  banks;  discrepancy  in  yield  data  &  consequent  disputes  between  State Government  and  insurance  companies,    delay  in  providing  State  Government  share  of funds,  non-deployment  of  sufficient  personnel  by  insurance  companies  etc.,    have  been received in the past which have been suitably addressed .

An  impact  study  of  the  scheme  after  implementation  of  the  scheme  during  three years was conducted through an independent agency which tells about the acceptance of the scheme among farmers.

Details  of  farmer  applications  enrolled  and  claims  paid  in  Meghalaya  and  Uttar Pradesh during 2019-20 to 2021-22 are given below :

|               | 2019-2020                      | 2019-2020           | 2020-2021                      | 2020-2021           | 2021-2022                      | 2021-2022           |
|---------------|--------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------|
| State         | Farmer Applications (In lakhs) | Paid Claims (In Cr) | Farmer Applications (In lakhs) | Paid Claims (In Cr) | Farmer Applications (In lakhs) | Paid Claims (In Cr) |
| Meghalaya     | 0.006                          | 0.178               | 0.001                          | 0.073               | Not Implemented                | Not Implemented     |
| Uttar Pradesh | 46.98                          | 1084.56             | 41.90                          | 506.99              | 40.68                          | 954.34              |

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