Lok Sabha Question No. 2938 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Farmers getting benefit of PMFBY in Rajasthan
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Brijendra Singh Ola

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2938

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  MARCH, 2025

## FARMERS GETTING BENEFIT OF PMFBY IN RAJASTHAN

2938. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH OLA:

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

(a)  whether  the  farmers  in  the  State  of  Rajasthan  are  not  getting  the  proper  benefits  of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY);

(b) if  so,  the  reasons therefor and the efforts being made by the Government to resolve those reasons;

(c) the details of the number of farmers in Rajasthan including Jhunjhunu district who have covered their crops under crop insurance and the number of farmers who have claimed insurance along with the number of such farmers who got the claim during each of the last five years including the current year, district-wise;

(d) whether it is a fact that companies indulge in irregularities during insurance claims made by the farmers due to which farmers are deprived of their claims; and

(e) if so, the number of such cases which are in cognizance of the Government along with the number of cases on which action has been taken?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) : No Sir.  Rajasthan is one of the major State implementing the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS).    Since  inception  of  the  scheme  in  2016-17  till  2023-24,  1558  lakh  farmer applications for an area insured of 812 lakh ha. for a sum insured of Rs. 28732 crore have been insured in Rajasthan.  Claims of Rs. 28966 crore against the farmers premium of Rs. 5825 crore have been paid to 433 lakh farmer applications during this period under the scheme.

District-wise details of number of farmer applications enrolled and number of farmer applications to whom claims paid from 2020-21 to 2023-24 is given in Annexure-I and II respectively.

(d) & (e) : All the major work relating to the assessment of crop yield/crop loss for calculation of  admissible  claims  are  being  performed  by  the  concerned  State  Government  or  Joint Committee of State Government officials and concerned insurance company.  However, during implementation of the PMFBY, some complaints against insurance companies about non-payment  and  delayed  payment  of  claims;  under  payment  of  claims  on  account  of incorrect/delayed submission of insurance proposals by banks; discrepancy in yield data & consequent  disputes  between  State  Government  and  insurance  companies,    delay  in providing  State  Government  share  of  funds,  non-deployment  of  sufficient  personnel  by insurance companies etc.,  have been received in the past in the country.   Most of the complaints have been suitably addressed.

Since the scheme is implemented by the State Government, therefore, in order to resolve  the  grievances/complaints  including  those  related  to  claims  of  insured  farmers, provision  of  Stratified  Grievance  Redressal  Mechanism  viz.  District  Level  Grievance Redressal Committee (DGRC), State Level Grievance Redressal Committee (SGRC) has been made in the Revised Operational Guidelines of the Scheme.    These committees have been given the detailed mandate as outlined in the Operational Guidelines for hearing the complaints/ grievances   and to dispose them as per the stipulated procedure.

To further improve the grievance redressal mechanism, Krishi Rakshak Portal and Helpline (KRPH) has been developed and lunched in January, 2024.  A single Pan-India toll free number 14447 has been deployed and linked to the insurance companies database, where farmers can raise their grievances/issues. Timelines to resolve these grievances/issues has also been fixed.  This has helped the Central and State Governments to monitor the grievances of stakeholders at a unified platform.

Annexure-I

| Rajasthan - District-wise details of Number of farmer applications enrolled from 2020-21 to 2023-24 under PMFBY and RWBCIS combined   | Rajasthan - District-wise details of Number of farmer applications enrolled from 2020-21 to 2023-24 under PMFBY and RWBCIS combined   | Rajasthan - District-wise details of Number of farmer applications enrolled from 2020-21 to 2023-24 under PMFBY and RWBCIS combined   | Rajasthan - District-wise details of Number of farmer applications enrolled from 2020-21 to 2023-24 under PMFBY and RWBCIS combined   | Rajasthan - District-wise details of Number of farmer applications enrolled from 2020-21 to 2023-24 under PMFBY and RWBCIS combined   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| District                                                                                                                              | 2020-21                                                                                                                               | 2021-22                                                                                                                               | 2022-23                                                                                                                               | 2023-24                                                                                                                               |
| Ajmer                                                                                                                                 | 316,507                                                                                                                               | 1,054,042                                                                                                                             | 1,277,895                                                                                                                             | 1,308,417                                                                                                                             |
| Alwar                                                                                                                                 | 458,682                                                                                                                               | 1,111,976                                                                                                                             | 1,121,163                                                                                                                             | 960,311                                                                                                                               |
| Banswara                                                                                                                              | 159,519                                                                                                                               | 806,666                                                                                                                               | 795,404                                                                                                                               | 605,170                                                                                                                               |
| Baran                                                                                                                                 | 148,163                                                                                                                               | 502,918                                                                                                                               | 519,423                                                                                                                               | 583,099                                                                                                                               |
| Barmer                                                                                                                                | 725,079                                                                                                                               | 1,183,552                                                                                                                             | 1,577,482                                                                                                                             | 1,819,718                                                                                                                             |
| Bharatpur                                                                                                                             | 229,746                                                                                                                               | 2,226,148                                                                                                                             | 2,795,040                                                                                                                             | 2,958,648                                                                                                                             |
| Bhilwara                                                                                                                              | 452,382                                                                                                                               | 1,341,198                                                                                                                             | 1,465,171                                                                                                                             | 1,308,741                                                                                                                             |
| Bikaner                                                                                                                               | 389,452                                                                                                                               | 1,380,330                                                                                                                             | 1,788,136                                                                                                                             | 1,593,579                                                                                                                             |
| Bundi                                                                                                                                 | 241,370                                                                                                                               | 930,756                                                                                                                               | 898,356                                                                                                                               | 775,545                                                                                                                               |
| Chittorgarh                                                                                                                           | 494,090                                                                                                                               | 1,171,695                                                                                                                             | 1,376,802                                                                                                                             | 1,322,009                                                                                                                             |
| Churu                                                                                                                                 | 640,298                                                                                                                               | 1,626,321                                                                                                                             | 1,838,974                                                                                                                             | 2,030,169                                                                                                                             |
| Dausa                                                                                                                                 | 149,263                                                                                                                               | 469,768                                                                                                                               | 365,408                                                                                                                               | 377,746                                                                                                                               |
| Dholpur                                                                                                                               | 20,177                                                                                                                                | 138,462                                                                                                                               | 161,988                                                                                                                               | 143,191                                                                                                                               |
| Dungarpur                                                                                                                             | 87,035                                                                                                                                | 697,754                                                                                                                               | 641,614                                                                                                                               | 654,989                                                                                                                               |
| Hanumangarh                                                                                                                           | 521,417                                                                                                                               | 4,143,597                                                                                                                             | 5,129,217                                                                                                                             | 5,522,510                                                                                                                             |
| Jaipur                                                                                                                                | 639,833                                                                                                                               | 2,023,033                                                                                                                             | 2,486,777                                                                                                                             | 2,589,566                                                                                                                             |
| Jaisalmer                                                                                                                             | 184,093                                                                                                                               | 255,252                                                                                                                               | 296,927                                                                                                                               | 281,958                                                                                                                               |
| Jalore                                                                                                                                | 545,544                                                                                                                               | 1,193,589                                                                                                                             | 1,337,494                                                                                                                             | 1,337,294                                                                                                                             |
| Jhalawar                                                                                                                              | 376,062                                                                                                                               | 1,324,636                                                                                                                             | 1,420,365                                                                                                                             | 1,440,228                                                                                                                             |
| Jhunjhunu                                                                                                                             | 427,350                                                                                                                               | 1,122,823                                                                                                                             | 1,154,028                                                                                                                             | 1,247,067                                                                                                                             |
| Jodhpur                                                                                                                               | 588,582                                                                                                                               | 725,533                                                                                                                               | 918,231                                                                                                                               | 797,480                                                                                                                               |
| Karauli                                                                                                                               | 79,413                                                                                                                                | 214,511                                                                                                                               | 229,793                                                                                                                               | 223,561                                                                                                                               |
| Kota                                                                                                                                  | 268,037                                                                                                                               | 587,537                                                                                                                               | 628,683                                                                                                                               | 560,981                                                                                                                               |
| Nagaur                                                                                                                                | 521,026                                                                                                                               | 717,790                                                                                                                               | 801,316                                                                                                                               | 780,478                                                                                                                               |
| Pali                                                                                                                                  | 246,246                                                                                                                               | 461,268                                                                                                                               | 554,882                                                                                                                               | 479,216                                                                                                                               |
| Pratapgarh                                                                                                                            | 163,955                                                                                                                               | 455,838                                                                                                                               | 470,386                                                                                                                               | 483,507                                                                                                                               |
| Rajsamand                                                                                                                             | 69,238                                                                                                                                | 198,613                                                                                                                               | 194,609                                                                                                                               | 198,315                                                                                                                               |
| Sawai Madhopur                                                                                                                        | 222,789                                                                                                                               | 682,603                                                                                                                               | 664,267                                                                                                                               | 634,431                                                                                                                               |
| Sikar                                                                                                                                 | 470,103                                                                                                                               | 1,015,313                                                                                                                             | 1,057,340                                                                                                                             | 1,103,647                                                                                                                             |
| Sirohi                                                                                                                                | 61,471                                                                                                                                | 78,587                                                                                                                                | 117,763                                                                                                                               | 109,593                                                                                                                               |
| Sri Ganganagar                                                                                                                        | 400,581                                                                                                                               | 3,042,513                                                                                                                             | 3,318,450                                                                                                                             | 3,121,809                                                                                                                             |
| Tonk                                                                                                                                  | 337,823                                                                                                                               | 1,002,812                                                                                                                             | 1,154,815                                                                                                                             | 1,081,802                                                                                                                             |
| Udaipur                                                                                                                               | 124,261                                                                                                                               | 583,303                                                                                                                               | 538,489                                                                                                                               | 557,076                                                                                                                               |
| Total                                                                                                                                 | 10,759,591                                                                                                                            | 34,470,735                                                                                                                            | 39,096,690                                                                                                                            | 38,991,851                                                                                                                            |

Source: NCIP

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Annexure-II

| Rajasthan - District-wise No. of Farmer Applications who received claims from 2020-21 to 2023-24 under PMFBY and RWBCIS combined   | Rajasthan - District-wise No. of Farmer Applications who received claims from 2020-21 to 2023-24 under PMFBY and RWBCIS combined   | Rajasthan - District-wise No. of Farmer Applications who received claims from 2020-21 to 2023-24 under PMFBY and RWBCIS combined   | Rajasthan - District-wise No. of Farmer Applications who received claims from 2020-21 to 2023-24 under PMFBY and RWBCIS combined   | Rajasthan - District-wise No. of Farmer Applications who received claims from 2020-21 to 2023-24 under PMFBY and RWBCIS combined   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| District name                                                                                                                      | 2020                                                                                                                               | 2021                                                                                                                               | 2022                                                                                                                               | 2023                                                                                                                               |
| Ajmer                                                                                                                              | 42,526                                                                                                                             | 265,116                                                                                                                            | 391,954                                                                                                                            | 457,295                                                                                                                            |
| Alwar                                                                                                                              | 17,144                                                                                                                             | 19,329                                                                                                                             | 161,997                                                                                                                            | 11,026                                                                                                                             |
| Banswara                                                                                                                           | 5,206                                                                                                                              | 76,149                                                                                                                             | 74,051                                                                                                                             | 55,158                                                                                                                             |
| Baran                                                                                                                              | 45,922                                                                                                                             | 227,443                                                                                                                            | 71,125                                                                                                                             | 26,708                                                                                                                             |
| Barmer                                                                                                                             | 153,025                                                                                                                            | 925,680                                                                                                                            | 270,963                                                                                                                            | 719,065                                                                                                                            |
| Bharatpur                                                                                                                          | 7,536                                                                                                                              | 174,167                                                                                                                            | 645,415                                                                                                                            | 68,516                                                                                                                             |
| Bhilwara                                                                                                                           | 111,836                                                                                                                            | 408,741                                                                                                                            | 363,844                                                                                                                            | 365,486                                                                                                                            |
| Bikaner                                                                                                                            | 238,069                                                                                                                            | 860,390                                                                                                                            | 246,130                                                                                                                            | 202,810                                                                                                                            |
| Bundi                                                                                                                              | 89,097                                                                                                                             | 338,295                                                                                                                            | 216,038                                                                                                                            | 47,148                                                                                                                             |
| Chittorgarh                                                                                                                        | 63,930                                                                                                                             | 311,083                                                                                                                            | 346,270                                                                                                                            | 398,972                                                                                                                            |
| Churu                                                                                                                              | 335,040                                                                                                                            | 680,796                                                                                                                            | 952,387                                                                                                                            | 168,932                                                                                                                            |
| Dausa                                                                                                                              | 13,735                                                                                                                             | 665                                                                                                                                | 24,330                                                                                                                             | 17,008                                                                                                                             |
| Dholpur                                                                                                                            | 72                                                                                                                                 | 9,274                                                                                                                              | 5,128                                                                                                                              | 1,354                                                                                                                              |
| Dungarpur                                                                                                                          | 16,089                                                                                                                             | 106,614                                                                                                                            | 211,243                                                                                                                            | 61,013                                                                                                                             |
| Hanumangarh                                                                                                                        | 298,937                                                                                                                            | 2,387,790                                                                                                                          | 2,494,316                                                                                                                          | 789,930                                                                                                                            |
| Jaipur                                                                                                                             | 58,256                                                                                                                             | 222,068                                                                                                                            | 430,084                                                                                                                            | 628,951                                                                                                                            |
| Jaisalmer                                                                                                                          | 71,193                                                                                                                             | 57,551                                                                                                                             | 46,086                                                                                                                             | 47,560                                                                                                                             |
| Jalore                                                                                                                             | 147,252                                                                                                                            | 872,692                                                                                                                            | 461,042                                                                                                                            | 216,945                                                                                                                            |
| Jhalawar                                                                                                                           | 158,084                                                                                                                            | 629,233                                                                                                                            | 407,534                                                                                                                            | 84,697                                                                                                                             |
| Jhunjhunu                                                                                                                          | 105,696                                                                                                                            | 536,277                                                                                                                            | 532,942                                                                                                                            | 203,474                                                                                                                            |
| Jodhpur                                                                                                                            | 90,330                                                                                                                             | 404,452                                                                                                                            | 244,263                                                                                                                            | 330,197                                                                                                                            |
| Karauli                                                                                                                            | 4,305                                                                                                                              | 18,458                                                                                                                             | 10,458                                                                                                                             | 1,197                                                                                                                              |
| Kota                                                                                                                               | 18,391                                                                                                                             | 179,836                                                                                                                            | 110,811                                                                                                                            | 14,261                                                                                                                             |
| Nagaur                                                                                                                             | 77,607                                                                                                                             | 287,328                                                                                                                            | 212,023                                                                                                                            | 229,000                                                                                                                            |
| Pali                                                                                                                               | 40,784                                                                                                                             | 229,030                                                                                                                            | 53,359                                                                                                                             | 144,018                                                                                                                            |
| Pratapgarh                                                                                                                         | 34,004                                                                                                                             | 101,021                                                                                                                            | 98,430                                                                                                                             | 91,309                                                                                                                             |
| Rajsamand                                                                                                                          | 6,828                                                                                                                              | 2,754                                                                                                                              | 23,478                                                                                                                             | 8,353                                                                                                                              |
| Sawai Madhopur                                                                                                                     | 17,755                                                                                                                             | 87,308                                                                                                                             | 130,109                                                                                                                            | 110,467                                                                                                                            |
| Sikar                                                                                                                              | 60,692                                                                                                                             | 167,315                                                                                                                            | 520,770                                                                                                                            | 328,979                                                                                                                            |
| Sirohi                                                                                                                             | 3,529                                                                                                                              | 34,011                                                                                                                             | 4,430                                                                                                                              | 13,963                                                                                                                             |
| Sri Ganganagar                                                                                                                     | 102,531                                                                                                                            | 1,248,941                                                                                                                          | 823,497                                                                                                                            | 563,866                                                                                                                            |
| Tonk                                                                                                                               | 66,071                                                                                                                             | 134,795                                                                                                                            | 373,528                                                                                                                            | 37,873                                                                                                                             |
| Udaipur                                                                                                                            | 32,596                                                                                                                             | 226,757                                                                                                                            | 247,325                                                                                                                            | 37,893                                                                                                                             |
| Total                                                                                                                              | 2,534,068                                                                                                                          | 12,231,357                                                                                                                         | 11,205,360                                                                                                                         | 6,483,424                                                                                                                          |

Source: NCIP