Lok Sabha Question No. 211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Beneficiaries of PMFBY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Veena Devi, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao, Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.211

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2021

## BENEFICIARIES OF PMFBY

211.   SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI: SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

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

- (a) the  total  number  of  farmers/beneficiaries  who  have  filed  claims  under  the  Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in the previous three years, State-wise;
- (b) the  total  amounts  of  claims  filed  by  farmers  and  the  actual  amount  that  farmers received from insurance companies in Bihar;
- (c) the total number of farmers with landholding measuring five hectares or below;
- (d) whether it is a fact that this scheme has been extended to all farmers, in all the States; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a):        As per provisions of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), there is no need to  file  the  crop  loss/  claims  intimation  in  case  of  wide  spread  natural  calamities  such  as drought, flood etc. as the claims are calculated on the basis of shortfall in yield at the end of season. The end season, prevented sowing and midseason adversity claims are settled on the basis of Area Approach and yield data/crop damage report provided by concerned State Government.    However,  losses  due  to  localized  risks  of  hailstorm,  landslide,  inundation, cloud burst, natural fire and post-harvest losses due to unseasonal rains/cyclone/hailstorms are calculated on individual insured farm basis.   Hence, farmers have to intimate the loss of their  crops  to  the  concerned  insurance  company/State  Government/  financial  institutions. Crop  losses  are  assessed  by  a  joint  committee  comprising  representatives  of  State Government  and  concerned  insurance  company.  Details  of  total  number  of  farmers benefitted (who got claims) under the scheme for the years 2017-18, 2028-19 and 2019-20 are at Annexure-I.

- (b):                Year-wise  details  of  claims  reported  and  claims  paid  in Bihar  under  PMFBY are given in Annexure-II.
- (c)  : As  per  Agri-Census  2015-16,  the  total  number  of  operational  land  holdings  with operated area measuring five hectares or below is 1424.2 lakh.
- (d) & (e):     The PMFBY is available for all farmers and all States on voluntary basis.  Crops and areas for covrage under the scheme are notified by the concerned State Government.

## Annexure-I

| State-wise Number of Farmers Benefitted under PMFBY as on 25.01.2021   | State-wise Number of Farmers Benefitted under PMFBY as on 25.01.2021   | State-wise Number of Farmers Benefitted under PMFBY as on 25.01.2021   | State-wise Number of Farmers Benefitted under PMFBY as on 25.01.2021   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT Name                                                          | 2017-18                                                                | 2018-19                                                                | 2019-20                                                                |
| A &NIslands                                                            | -                                                                      | -                                                                      | -                                                                      |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                         | 7.15                                                                   | 16.17                                                                  | 14.26                                                                  |
| Assam                                                                  | 0.02                                                                   | 0.08                                                                   | -                                                                      |
| Bihar                                                                  | 2.18                                                                   | -                                                                      | -                                                                      |
| Chhattisgarh                                                           | 6.58                                                                   | 6.56                                                                   | 14.83                                                                  |
| Goa                                                                    | 0.0002                                                                 | 0.0003                                                                 | 0.0007                                                                 |
| Gujarat                                                                | 3.90                                                                   | 13.77                                                                  | 0.93                                                                   |
| Haryana                                                                | 3.25                                                                   | 4.19                                                                   | 5.26                                                                   |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                       | 1.47                                                                   | 1.28                                                                   | 0.89                                                                   |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                         | 0.19                                                                   | 0.20                                                                   | -                                                                      |
| Jharkhand                                                              | 1.39                                                                   | 0.58                                                                   | -                                                                      |
| Karnataka                                                              | 6.19                                                                   | 13.67                                                                  | 5.08                                                                   |
| Kerala                                                                 | 0.38                                                                   | 0.40                                                                   | 0.24                                                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                         | 24.81                                                                  | 22.63                                                                  | 25.89                                                                  |
| Maharashtra                                                            | 53.72                                                                  | 80.04                                                                  | 87.31                                                                  |
| Manipur                                                                | 0.04                                                                   | 0.00002                                                                | 0.03                                                                   |
| Meghalaya                                                              | 0.0001                                                                 | 0.002                                                                  | 0.01                                                                   |
| Odisha                                                                 | 7.53                                                                   | 6.58                                                                   | 11.88                                                                  |
| Puducherry                                                             | -                                                                      | 0.005                                                                  | -                                                                      |
| Rajasthan                                                              | 25.28                                                                  | 20.57                                                                  | 23.26                                                                  |
| Sikkim                                                                 | 0.001                                                                  | 0.00003                                                                | -                                                                      |
| Tamil Nadu                                                             | 9.86                                                                   | 18.50                                                                  | 11.30                                                                  |
| Telangana                                                              | 4.40                                                                   | 0.59                                                                   | -                                                                      |
| Tripura                                                                | 0.03                                                                   | 0.002                                                                  | 0.07                                                                   |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                          | 5.85                                                                   | 6.21                                                                   | 9.46                                                                   |
| Uttarakhand                                                            | 0.70                                                                   | 0.85                                                                   | 0.94                                                                   |
| West Bengal                                                            | 5.49                                                                   | 7.08                                                                   | -                                                                      |
| GRAND TOTAL                                                            | 170.40                                                                 | 219.94                                                                 | 211.65                                                                 |

## Annexure-II

*Bihar has not implemented PMFBY since Kharif 2018 onwards

| PMFBY- Detailes of claims in Bihar as on 25.01.2021   | PMFBY- Detailes of claims in Bihar as on 25.01.2021   | PMFBY- Detailes of claims in Bihar as on 25.01.2021   | PMFBY- Detailes of claims in Bihar as on 25.01.2021   | PMFBY- Detailes of claims in Bihar as on 25.01.2021   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                  | Season                                                | Reported Claims                                       | Paid Claims                                           | Farmer Applications Benefitted (Lakh)                 |
|                                                       |                                                       | Rs. Crore                                             | Rs. Crore                                             |                                                       |
| 2016-17                                               | Kharif 2016                                           | 290.84                                                | 290.84                                                | 1.52                                                  |
|                                                       | Rabi 2016-17                                          | 57.01                                                 | 57.01                                                 | 0.64                                                  |
|                                                       | Total                                                 | 347.85                                                | 347.85                                                | 2.16                                                  |
| 2017-18                                               | Kharif 2017                                           | 374.53                                                | 374.53                                                | 1.87                                                  |
| 2017-18                                               | Rabi 2017-18                                          | 26.99                                                 | 26.99                                                 | 0.31                                                  |
| 2017-18                                               | Total                                                 | 401.52                                                | 401.52                                                | 2.18                                                  |
| Grand Total                                           | Grand Total                                           | 749.36                                                | 749.36                                                | 4.34                                                  |

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