Lok Sabha Question No. 2202 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Small and Marginal Farmers under PMFBY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2202

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2023

## SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMERS UNDER PMFBY

2202. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE:

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

(a) the number of marginal and small farmers insured under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in the country as of 2023, State-wise particularly in Rajasthan; (b)  whether  climate  change  is  leading  to  new  diseases  affecting  crop  health  and  farminsurance  claims  have  risen  due  to  extensive  crop  damage  caused  by  extreme  weather conditions; (c) the details of the sums paid as insurance payouts to farmers affected by the above, yearwise and State-wise for the past three years; and (d)  the  number  of  farmers  claiming  farm  insurance  due  to  crop  damage  in  the  past  three years and the average per capita compensation paid to them, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d) : State-wise details of small & marginal farmers applications enrolled during 202223 under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) are given in Annexure-I. It  is  true  that  the  climate  change  is  affecting  the  crop  health  and  production.    But Government is committed to provide financial security to farmers against the crop loss due to adverse climatic conditions.   In order to secure the farmers against the crop yield losses due to natural risks/calamities, adverse weather conditions, pests & diseases etc. two major crop insurance schemes namely, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Restructured Weather  Based  Crop  Insurance Scheme  (RWBCIS)  are  being  implemented  by  the Government.      PMFBY  provides  comprehensive  risk  coverage  from  pre-sowing  to  post harvest losses against non-preventable natural risks.  The RWBCIS provides indemnification for likely crop losses due to deviation in weather indices.

Only those farmers who insure their crops under the PMFBY/RWBCIS are eligible for the claims in case of any damage occurred to their crops as per the procedure defined in the Operational Guidelines of the Scheme, therefore, the question of  per  capita compensation does not arise.   State-wise details of farmer applications enrolled, farmer applications paid claims and claims paid during 2019-20 to 2021-22 under PMFBY are given in Annexure-II .

| Number of Small and Marginal farmer applications under PMFBY for year 2022-23   | Number of Small and Marginal farmer applications under PMFBY for year 2022-23   | Number of Small and Marginal farmer applications under PMFBY for year 2022-23   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                           | Small Farmers                                                                   | Marginal Farmers                                                                |
| ASSAM                                                                           | 1,52,379.00                                                                     | 74,845.00                                                                       |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                    | 7,23,796.00                                                                     | 2,74,862.00                                                                     |
| GOA                                                                             | 47.00                                                                           | 24.00                                                                           |
| HARYANA                                                                         | 4,03,871.00                                                                     | 1,64,506.00                                                                     |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                | 95,178.00                                                                       | 57,383.00                                                                       |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                               | 26,737.00                                                                       | 12,770.00                                                                       |
| KERALA                                                                          | 59,072.00                                                                       | 20,096.00                                                                       |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                  | 41,07,057.00                                                                    | 11,44,525.00                                                                    |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                     | 7,75,913.00                                                                     | 1,08,588.00                                                                     |
| MANIPUR                                                                         | 80.00                                                                           | 118.00                                                                          |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                       | 21.00                                                                           | 46.00                                                                           |
| ODISHA                                                                          | 1,33,957.00                                                                     | 32,836.00                                                                       |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                      | 22,592.00                                                                       | 1,386.00                                                                        |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                       | 91,85,947.00                                                                    | 35,47,106.00                                                                    |
| SIKKIM                                                                          | 686.00                                                                          | 787.00                                                                          |
| TAMIL NADU                                                                      | 54,14,756.00                                                                    | 5,78,402.00                                                                     |
| TRIPURA                                                                         | 1,02,062.00                                                                     | 15,569.00                                                                       |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                   | 12,30,460.00                                                                    | 6,87,789.00                                                                     |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                     | 1,21,399.00                                                                     | 29,062.00                                                                       |
| Grand Total                                                                     | 2,25,56,010.00                                                                  | 67,50,700.00                                                                    |

## Annexure-I

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## Annexure-II

| Details of State wise farmer Applications and Claims paid under PMFBY from 2019-20 to 2021-22   | Details of State wise farmer Applications and Claims paid under PMFBY from 2019-20 to 2021-22   | Details of State wise farmer Applications and Claims paid under PMFBY from 2019-20 to 2021-22   | Details of State wise farmer Applications and Claims paid under PMFBY from 2019-20 to 2021-22   | Details of State wise farmer Applications and Claims paid under PMFBY from 2019-20 to 2021-22   | Details of State wise farmer Applications and Claims paid under PMFBY from 2019-20 to 2021-22   | Details of State wise farmer Applications and Claims paid under PMFBY from 2019-20 to 2021-22   | Details of State wise farmer Applications and Claims paid under PMFBY from 2019-20 to 2021-22   | Details of State wise farmer Applications and Claims paid under PMFBY from 2019-20 to 2021-22   | Details of State wise farmer Applications and Claims paid under PMFBY from 2019-20 to 2021-22   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                 | 2019-20                                                                                         | 2019-20                                                                                         | 2019-20                                                                                         | 2020-21                                                                                         | 2020-21                                                                                         | 2020-21                                                                                         | 2021-22                                                                                         | 2021-22                                                                                         | 2021-22                                                                                         |
| State                                                                                           | Farmer Applications (In Lakhs)                                                                  | Claims Paid (In Cr)                                                                             | Farmer Application s paid claims (In Lakh)                                                      | Farmer Applica- tions (In Lakhs)                                                                | Claims Paid (In Cr)                                                                             | Farmer Applica- tions paid claims (In Lakh)                                                     | Farmer Applica-tions (In Lakhs)                                                                 | Claims Paid (In Cr)                                                                             | Farmer Applica- tions paid claims (In Lakh)                                                     |
| A & N Islands                                                                                   | 0.001                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                           | 0.003                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                           | 0.005                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                           |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                  | 27.88                                                                                           | 1253.33                                                                                         | 12.70                                                                                           |                                                                                                 | NI                                                                                              |                                                                                                 |                                                                                                 | NI                                                                                              |                                                                                                 |
| Assam                                                                                           | 10.06                                                                                           | 89.07                                                                                           | 1.70                                                                                            | 16.60                                                                                           | 112.48                                                                                          | 2.50                                                                                            | 10.67                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                            |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                    | 40.20                                                                                           | 1302.08                                                                                         | 15.07                                                                                           | 51.63                                                                                           | 884.05                                                                                          | 18.00                                                                                           | 58.38                                                                                           | 1396.20                                                                                         | 26.51                                                                                           |
| Goa                                                                                             | 0.009                                                                                           | 0.007                                                                                           | 0.005                                                                                           | 0.001                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                           | 0.001                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                                                         | 24.81                                                                                           | 111.68                                                                                          | 0.93                                                                                            |                                                                                                 | NI                                                                                              |                                                                                                 |                                                                                                 | NI                                                                                              |                                                                                                 |
| Haryana                                                                                         | 17.11                                                                                           | 937.72                                                                                          | 5.61                                                                                            | 16.51                                                                                           | 1160.46                                                                                         | 4.64                                                                                            | 14.50                                                                                           | 1651.79                                                                                         | 6.45                                                                                            |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                | 2.84                                                                                            | 67.50                                                                                           | 1.80                                                                                            | 2.41                                                                                            | 44.54                                                                                           | 1.36                                                                                            | 2.34                                                                                            | 12.77                                                                                           | 0.66                                                                                            |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                 | NI                                                                                              | NI                                                                                              | NI                                                                                              |                                                                                                 | NI                                                                                              |                                                                                                 | 0.91                                                                                            | 54.52                                                                                           | 0.27                                                                                            |
| Jharkhand                                                                                       | 10.92 *                                                                                         | 10.92 *                                                                                         | 10.92 *                                                                                         |                                                                                                 | NI                                                                                              |                                                                                                 |                                                                                                 | NI                                                                                              |                                                                                                 |
| Karnataka                                                                                       | 19.84                                                                                           | 1498.87                                                                                         | 8.78                                                                                            | 16.07                                                                                           | 1020.47                                                                                         | 7.01                                                                                            | 19.34                                                                                           | 1452.75                                                                                         | 10.98                                                                                           |
| Kerala                                                                                          | 0.58                                                                                            | 88.92                                                                                           | 0.48                                                                                            | 0.76                                                                                            | 124.49                                                                                          | 0.62                                                                                            | 0.99                                                                                            | 39.00                                                                                           | 0.35                                                                                            |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                  | 82.38                                                                                           | 6194.79                                                                                         | 31.45                                                                                           | 84.39                                                                                           | 7780.48                                                                                         | 51.08                                                                                           | 92.68                                                                                           | 0.01                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                            |
| Maharashtra                                                                                     | 145.66                                                                                          | 6748.34                                                                                         | 88.29                                                                                           | 124.10                                                                                          | 1324.16                                                                                         | 15.96                                                                                           | 99.01                                                                                           | 4374.00                                                                                         | 66.15                                                                                           |
| Manipur                                                                                         | 0.033                                                                                           | 1.139                                                                                           | 0.032                                                                                           |                                                                                                 | NI                                                                                              |                                                                                                 | 0.028                                                                                           | 1.475                                                                                           | 0.020                                                                                           |
| Meghalaya                                                                                       | 0.01                                                                                            | 0.18                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                            | 0.001                                                                                           | 0.073                                                                                           | 0.001                                                                                           |                                                                                                 | NI                                                                                              |                                                                                                 |
| Odisha                                                                                          | 48.79                                                                                           | 1157.93                                                                                         | 12.09                                                                                           | 97.53                                                                                           | 571.41                                                                                          | 16.21                                                                                           | 81.56                                                                                           | 996.58                                                                                          | 27.78                                                                                           |
| Puducherry                                                                                      | 0.120                                                                                           | 7.126                                                                                           | 0.095                                                                                           | 0.110                                                                                           | 0.550                                                                                           | 0.003                                                                                           | 0.357                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                           |
| Rajasthan                                                                                       | 86.17                                                                                           | 4993.05                                                                                         | 26.02                                                                                           | 107.60                                                                                          | 4306.85                                                                                         | 25.20                                                                                           | 344.63                                                                                          | 3382.28                                                                                         | 84.38                                                                                           |
| Sikkim                                                                                          | 0.000                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                           | 0.001                                                                                           | 0.022                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                           | 0.023                                                                                           | 0.502                                                                                           | 0.011                                                                                           |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                      | 38.94                                                                                           | 1214.00                                                                                         | 18.55                                                                                           | 59.30                                                                                           | 2619.91                                                                                         | 40.14                                                                                           | 60.47                                                                                           | 494.67                                                                                          | 15.33                                                                                           |
| Telangana                                                                                       | 10.34                                                                                           | 506.10                                                                                          | 3.22                                                                                            |                                                                                                 | NI                                                                                              |                                                                                                 |                                                                                                 | NI                                                                                              |                                                                                                 |
| Tripura                                                                                         | 0.36                                                                                            | 0.81                                                                                            | 0.09                                                                                            | 2.57                                                                                            | 2.60                                                                                            | 0.37                                                                                            | 3.36                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                   | 46.98                                                                                           | 1084.56                                                                                         | 9.34                                                                                            | 41.90                                                                                           | 506.99                                                                                          | 6.40                                                                                            | 40.68                                                                                           | 954.34                                                                                          | 10.29                                                                                           |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                     | 2.13                                                                                            | 103.24                                                                                          | 0.97                                                                                            | 1.71                                                                                            | 134.86                                                                                          | 1.05                                                                                            | 1.83                                                                                            | 109.91                                                                                          | 1.12                                                                                            |

NI : Not Implemented.  * Claims not paid as State share of subsidy is pending.