Lok Sabha Question No. 4174 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Irregularities in implementation of Agricultural Schemes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Ummeda Ram Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4174

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## IRREGULARITIES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF AGRICULTURAL SCHEMES

4174. SHRI UMMEDA RAM BENIWAL:

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

- (a) the present status of the investigation conducted by the State or Union Government so far  in  the  case  of  embezzlement  of  crores  of  rupees  of  crop  insurance  claims  and agricultural input subsidy of farmers by the Gram Sewa Sahkari Samities of Jaisalmer district between the years 2017 and 2023;
- (b)  the  number  of  cases  where  crop  insurance  claims  and  agricultural  input  subsidy amount of farmers of other villages including Phalsoond area of Jaisalmer district have fraudulently deposited in the accounts of other persons and embezzled;
- (c) the amount recovered in these cases so far alongwith the details of the action taken against the sharecroppers, concerned officials and persons found guilty in these cases;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that these farmers get their rights; and
- (e)  the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to protect the intrests of the farmers and prevent such claims?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI  RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a) to (d) : The  roles and  responsibilities  of  each  stakeholder  are  defined  in  the Operational Guidelines of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the proper execution  of  the  scheme.  As  per  inputs  provided  by  State  Government  of  Rajasthan, irregularities detected under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in Kharif 2021 and 2022 seasons in Phalsoond and other areas, have been duly investigated/inquired by State Government as per provisions of Operational Guidelines.

The  State  Government  has  further  informed  that  based  on  such  investigations, accounts of allegedly fraudulent beneficiaries have been frozen w.e.f. 31.08.2023 along with action taken on suspected officials .

No cases of embezzlement or misuse have been reported at the level of the bank or the village service cooperative societies during the said period in relation to the agricultural input subsidy provided by the government.

- (e): In order to prevent fraudulent applications under the scheme, various verification and validation protocols have been implemented at the stage of enrolment of farmers under the scheme in National Crop Insurance Portal (NCIP) such as Aadhar validation of farmers, bank account validation through PFMS, land record validation through ROR of the States/UTs, AgriStack farmer ID validation and insured Crop validation with Digital Crop Survey, etc.

Besides the system induced validation protocols, the Insurance Companies are also entrusted  with  the  Quality  Validation  of  the  applications  of  farmers  before  the  same  are accepted for insurance and claims. Detailed quality control protocols have been provided for in the Operational Guidelines to control moral hazard and anti selection.

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