Lok Sabha Question No. 734 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Crop Insurance Companies
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Mala Roy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 734

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2023

## CROP INSURANCE COMPANIES

## 734.   SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

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

- (a) the name of companies which have officially agreed to be part of crop insurance scheme and participated in insuring product and out of these which insurance companies are public enterprises and how many are private entities;
- (b) the number of farmers who have opted for the insurance scheme, State-wise; and
- (c) the amount disbursed by each State and the contribution from Central Government for the above?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)      20  general  insurance  companies  including  5  Public  Sector  general  insurance companies  namely,  Agriculture  Insurance  Company  of  India  Ltd.  (AIC),    National Insurance  Company  Ltd.  (NIC),    New  India  Assurance  Company  Ltd.  (NIA),  Oriental Insurance Company (OIC), United India Insurance  Company Ltd. (UIIC) and 15 private Sector  general  insurance  companies  namely,  Bajaj-Allianz,  HDFC-ERGO,  Iffco-Tokio, Reliance, ICICI-Lombard, Universal-Sompo, Royal Sundaram, Chola-MS, Future Genereli,  SBI General, Shriram General, Tata-AIG, GoDigit, Kshema and Raheja QBE General Insurance Company Ltd. have been empanelled by the Government of India for implementation of PMFBY in the country.  But specific insurance company is selected by the concerned State Government through transparent bidding process.
- (b) & (c)  State-wise details of  number of farmer applications enrolled, premium subsidy paid  by  the  Central  Government  and  State  Government  during  2020-21  to  2022-23  is given in Annexure.

## Details of State Wise Farmer Applications, State and Center Premium under PMFBY from 2020-2021 to 2022-2023

## Annexure

| State/UT Name    | 2020-2021                            | 2020-2021                           | 2020-2021                            | 2021-2022                            | 2021-2022                           | 2021-2022                            | 2022-2023                            | 2022-2023                           | 2022-2023                            |
|------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|                  | Total farmer applications (In Lakhs) | State Share of Premium (Rs. in Cr.) | Center Share of Premium (Rs. in Cr.) | Total farmer applications (In Lakhs) | State Share of Premium (Rs. in Cr.) | Center Share of Premium (Rs. in Cr.) | Total farmer applications (In Lakhs) | State Share of Premium (Rs. in Cr.) | Center Share of Premium (Rs. in Cr.) |
| A & N Islands    | 0.003                                | 0.09                                | 0.06                                 | 0.0054                               | 0.13                                | 0.09                                 | 0.0013                               | 0.02                                | 0.01                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh   | NI                                   | NI                                  | NI                                   | NI                                   | NI                                  | NI                                   | 93.92                                | 1367.72                             | 784.24                               |
| Assam            | 16.60                                | 191.52                              | 105.60                               | 10.42                                | 116.63                              | 84.76                                | 4.84                                 | 89.06                               | 64.51                                |
| Chhattisgarh     | 51.63                                | 643.35                              | 623.91                               | 58.39                                | 651.13                              | 620.76                               | 76.43                                | 749.63                              | 694.82                               |
| Goa              | 0.001                                | 0.001                               | 0.001                                | 0.00015                              | 0.0016                              | 0.0016                               | 0.0007                               | 0.0004                              | 0.0004                               |
| Haryana          | 16.51                                | 485.45                              | 482.13                               | 14.52                                | 447.54                              | 447.48                               | 13.96                                | 469.36                              | 469.31                               |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2.41                                 | 43.31                               | 36.54                                | 2.34                                 | 41.79                               | 35.12                                | 2.67                                 | 45.10                               | 37.95                                |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | NI                                   | NI                                  | NI                                   | 0.91                                 | 16.73                               | 16.73                                | 0.92                                 | 17.00                               | 17.00                                |
| Karnataka        | 16.07                                | 1036.91                             | 819.26                               | 19.34                                | 1153.67                             | 865.41                               | 26.37                                | 1191.21                             | 808.91                               |
| Kerala           | 0.76                                 | 38.31                               | 38.19                                | 0.99                                 | 47.25                               | 47.16                                | 1.47                                 | 63.90                               | 63.62                                |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 84.40                                | 3151.30                             | 3151.30                              | 92.67                                | 2965.74                             | 2965.74                              | 177.23                               | 1577.05                             | 1577.05                              |
| Maharashtra      | 124.06                               | 3013.45                             | 2719.77                              | 99.01                                | 2784.33                             | 2455.10                              | 107.10                               | 2245.87                             | 2166.26                              |
| Manipur          | NI                                   | NI                                  | NI                                   | 0.03                                 | 0.12                                | 1.12                                 | 0.04                                 | 0.14                                | 1.29                                 |
| Meghalaya        | 0.00130                              | 0.00034                             | 0.00004                              | NI                                   | NI                                  | NI                                   | 0.0034                               | 0.0237                              | 0.0026                               |
| Odisha           | 97.52                                | 639.84                              | 639.84                               | 81.72                                | 574.76                              | 574.76                               | 80.00                                | 567.24                              | 567.24                               |
| Puducherry       | 0.11                                 | 2.69                                | 1.74                                 | 0.36                                 | 4.23                                | 2.60                                 | 0.30                                 | 2.90                                | 1.87                                 |
| Rajasthan        | 107.59                               | 2819.08                             | 2624.76                              | 345.11                               | 2678.86                             | 2467.33                              | 388.97                               | 2504.84                             | 2317.83                              |
| Sikkim           | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                | 0.00                                 | 0.02                                 | 0.00                                | 0.01                                 | 0.02                                 | 0.00                                | 0.01                                 |
| Tamil Nadu       | 59.24                                | 1838.72                             | 1077.85                              | 59.29                                | 1741.82                             | 1109.78                              | 58.50                                | 1699.41                             | 1021.37                              |
| Tripura          | 2.57                                 | 4.88                                | 1.90                                 | 3.36                                 | 6.78                                | 3.80                                 | 3.21                                 | 8.09                                | 4.34                                 |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 41.90                                | 641.98                              | 640.91                               | 40.67                                | 469.63                              | 468.29                               | 42.02                                | 483.07                              | 481.27                               |
| Uttarakhand      | 1.71                                 | 65.60                               | 65.60                                | 1.83                                 | 80.49                               | 80.49                                | 2.82                                 | 34.85                               | 34.85                                |
| GRAND TOTAL      | 623.10                               | 14616.48                            | 13029.33                             | 830.97                               | 13781.62                            | 12246.50                             | 1080.78                              | 13116.46                            | 11113.78                             |

NI : Not Implemented

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