Lok Sabha Question No. 10 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Funds for PMFBY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Devendra (Alias) Bhole Singh Singh

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 10

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2021

## FUNDS FOR PMFBY

## 10. SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE:

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

- (a) the funds allocated and disbursed under Prime Minister Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) since its inception in Uttar Pradesh, year-wise;
- (b) the number of people and districts in Uttar Pradesh benefited under the said scheme;
- (c) whether the Government has assessed that entitled beneficiaries under this scheme have not got the benefits of the scheme due to delay by the officers; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  corrective steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b): Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)  being  Central  Sector  Scheme, State-wise allocation/release is not made. The requisite Funds are released to the Central Fund  routing  agency  i.e.  Agriculture  Insurance  Company  of  India  Ltd.  (AIC)  who  in  turn release the Central Government's share in premium subsidy on receipt of respective state Government's share, to the concerned insurance companies. All the 75 districts have been notified by the Uttar Pradesh Government under the scheme. Year-wise details of 50% share of Central Government share in premium subsidy and number of farmers benefitted (who got claims) since inception of the scheme in 2016-17 to 2019-20, in Uttar Pradesh, are given in following table:

| Year    |   Central Government 50% share in premium subsidy (Rs. in crore) |   No. of farmers benefitted (got claims) in lakhs. |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                                                           320.65 |                                              11.79 |
| 2017-18 |                                                           473.32 |                                               5.85 |
| 2018-19 |                                                           509.5  |                                               6.21 |
| 2019-20 |                                                           487.2  |                                               9.46 |

(c) & (d): Government regularly  monitors  the  implementation  of  PMFBY  and  has  taken steps to ensure that the benefits of the scheme reach the entitled beneficiaries. Major steps taken  in  this  regard  are  making  Aadhar  compulsory  for  enrollment  under  the  scheme, payment of claims directly to farmers' bank account by insurance companies, integration of digitized land records of farmers and infusion of improved technology to assess the yield visà-vis  claims,  development  of  National  Crop  Insurance  Portal  and  apps  for  digitization  of entire process of implementation of schemes for bringing more transparency and accountability in implementation of the schemes etc.

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