Lok Sabha Question No. 1354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Crop Insurance Schemes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. K Sudhakar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1354

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2024

## CROP INSURANCE SCHEMES

1354. Dr. K Sudhakar:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has data regarding the various crop insurance schemes run by the States across the country for the welfare of farmers;

(b) if  so,  the  details thereof including premium being collected from farmers and welfare benefits of the scheme;

(c) whether the Government has released the installments under PM-KISAN for the State of Karnataka, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has observed that frequent title disputes are happening with respect to farmers' lands due to non-centralization, if so, the details of steps taken to ensure that titles of farmers' land remains undisputed; and

(e)  whether  the  Government has details of  claims settled  under PM  Fasal Bima  Yojana (PMFBY) for the State of Karnataka, if so, the details thereof, year-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष और िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY)

(a) & (b) : Government of India has introduced Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) from Kharif 2016 season.  PMFBY provides for comprehensive risk insurance against crop damage from pre-sowing to post-harvest for food crops (cereals, millets and pulses), oilseeds  and  annual  commercial  horticultural  crops  notified  by  the  concerned  State Government.

The  scheme  not  only  safeguards  against  wide  spread  yield  loss  due  to  nonpreventable natural risks viz.  flood, inundation, landslide, drought, dry spells, hailstorm, cyclone,  pests/diseases,    natural  fire  and    lightening,  storm,  typhoon,  tempest, hurricane,  tornado  etc.   but    also  against  farm  level  yield  loss  due  to  localized  risks (hailstorm, landslide,  inundation, natural fire and cloud burst), prevented sowing and post-harvest  losses.    Premium  subsidy  liability  under  the  scheme  is  shared  by  the Central and State Government.  Scheme is voluntary and demand driven since 202021. Currently the scheme is being implemented by 24 States/UTs. Data of the scheme for implementing States/UTs is available on National Crop Insurance Portal (NCIP) i.e. www.pmfby.gov.in.

However, some States like Bihar, Gujarat, West Bengal are implementing their own schemes.  As these schemes are being implemented by the States on their own, no data  in  respect  of  these  schemes  is  maintained  by  the  Department  of  Agriculture  & Farmers Welfare.

(c):  Details  of  installments  released  in  Karnataka  under  PM-KISAN  are  given  in Annexure-I.

(d): PMFBY covers loanee and non-loanee farmers both on voluntary basis.  Further, the scheme is demand driven.  Documents to know the insurable interest of the farmer under  the  scheme  are  notified  by  the  State  Government  concerned.    However,  to facilitate the farmers in coverage under the scheme with correct details of land, land records  of  major  States  have  been    integrated  with  National  Crop  Insurance  Portal (NCIP).

(e):    All the data relating to PMFBY/RWBCIS is available on NCIP.  However, State Government of Karnataka has its own portal 'Samrakshne' and all data relating to the schemes is available on Samrakshne portal.  Soft copy of coverage and claims data as received from State Government is uploaded on NCIP.   The year-wise claims paid to farmers in Karnataka under PMFBY is at Annexure-II .

## Instalments paid in Karnataka under PM-KISAN

| Installment   | Instalment Period               | No. of Beneficiaries   | Amount Disbursed (in Cr)   |
|---------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1st           | FY 2018-2019 (Dec-Mar)          | 19,872                 | 3.97                       |
| 2nd           | FY 2019-2020 (April-July)       | 29,63,053              | 656.16                     |
| 3rd           | FY 2019-2020 (August- November) | 46,66,949              | 1,083.87                   |
| 4th           | FY 2019-2020 (Dec-Mar)          | 49,47,251              | 1,049.74                   |
| 5th           | FY 2020-2021 (April-July)       | 51,14,512              | 1,033.93                   |
| 6th           | FY 2020-2021 (August- November) | 52,19,760              | 1,061.53                   |
| 7th           | FY 2020-2021 (Dec-March)        | 52,81,757              | 1,063.26                   |
| 8th           | FY 2021-2022 (April-July)       | 51,77,858              | 1,071.23                   |
| 9th           | FY 2021-2022 (August- November) | 52,13,008              | 1,092.11                   |
| 10th          | FY 2021-2022 (Dec-March)        | 34,53,252              | 709.48                     |
| 11th          | FY 2022-2023 (April-July)       | 49,20,226              | 1,300.70                   |
| 12th          | FY 2022-2023 (August- November) | 50,05,169              | 1,069.07                   |
| 13th          | FY 2022-23 (Dec-Mar)            | 48,47,557              | 1,044.33                   |
| 14th          | FY 2023-24 (April-July)         | 49,34,530              | 1,017.44                   |
| 15th          | FY 2023-24 (August-November)    | 43,78,004              | 966.43                     |
| 16th          | FY 2023-24 (Dec-Mar)            | 44,34,025              | 979.50                     |
| 17th          | FY 2024-25 (Apr- July)          | 43,04,818              | 958.26                     |
| 18th          | FY 2024-25 (Aug-Nov)            | 43,47,737              | 941.76                     |
|               |                                 | Total                  | 17,102.79                  |

## Annexure-I

Annexure-II Year-wise details of claims paid to farmers in Karnataka under PMFBY

| Year-wise details of claims paid to farmers in Karnataka under PMFBY   | Year-wise details of claims paid to farmers in Karnataka under PMFBY   | Year-wise details of claims paid to farmers in Karnataka under PMFBY   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                        | Season                                                                 | Paid Claims                                                            |
|                                                                        |                                                                        | Rs. Crore                                                              |
|                                                                        | Kharif 2016                                                            | 1,227.72                                                               |
|                                                                        | Rabi 2016-17                                                           | 866.12                                                                 |
|                                                                        | Total                                                                  | 2,093.84                                                               |
|                                                                        | Kharif 2017                                                            | 817.42                                                                 |
|                                                                        | Rabi 2017-18                                                           | 39.37                                                                  |
|                                                                        | Total                                                                  | 856.79                                                                 |
|                                                                        | Kharif 2018                                                            | 1,934.66                                                               |
|                                                                        | Rabi 2018-19                                                           | 1,053.10                                                               |
|                                                                        | Total                                                                  | 2,987.75                                                               |
|                                                                        | Kharif 2019                                                            | 1,114.09                                                               |
|                                                                        | Rabi 2019-20                                                           | 401.43                                                                 |
|                                                                        | Total                                                                  | 1,515.53                                                               |
|                                                                        | Kharif 2020                                                            | 917.61                                                                 |
|                                                                        | Rabi 2020-21                                                           | 112.71                                                                 |
|                                                                        | Total                                                                  | 1,030.32                                                               |
|                                                                        | Kharif 2021                                                            | 1,370.81                                                               |
|                                                                        | Rabi 2021-22                                                           | 119.12                                                                 |
|                                                                        | Total                                                                  | 1,489.93                                                               |
|                                                                        | Kharif 2022                                                            | 1,385.96                                                               |
|                                                                        | Rabi 2022-23                                                           | 170.02                                                                 |
|                                                                        | Total                                                                  | 1,555.97                                                               |
|                                                                        | Kharif 2023                                                            | 1,867.11                                                               |
|                                                                        | Rabi 2023-24                                                           | 154.45                                                                 |
| Grand Total                                                            | Grand Total                                                            | 13,551.70                                                              |