Lok Sabha Question No. 2760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: PMFBY for Farmers in Coal Mining affected Areas
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Vamsi Krishna Gaddam

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2760

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 05 th  AUGUST, 2025

## PMFBY FOR FARMERS IN COAL MINING AFFECTED AREAS

2760. SHRI VAMSI KRISHNA GADDAM:

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

(a):  the  details  of  specific  provisions  made  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana (PMFBY)  for  farmers  in  coal mining affected areas of  Peddapalli  Constituency, considering the environmental challenges affecting crop yields;

(b): the agricultural credit disbursement data for Peddapalli district during last three years under the modified Interest Subvention Scheme providing 1.5% interest subvention to lending institutions, year-wise;

(c):  the  details  of  any  assessment  conducted  regarding  soil  contamination  impact  on agricultural  productivity  in  villages  surrounding  coal  mining  operations,  particularly  in Kamanpur and Sultanabad mandals;

(d): the specialized compensation mechanism established for farmers facing crop losses due to coal dust deposition and air pollution from thermal power plants in the region; and

(e) the status of soil health management programs specifically designed for agricultural lands in industrial corridors of Peddapalli Constituency?

## ANSWER

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

(a) : The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) introduced in the country from kharif 2016 season is demand driven and voluntary for States as well as farmers. All the major work like notification of crops and area, selection of insurance model, selection of Insurance Companies through transparent bidding process, enrollment of farmers, 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  is  taken  by  the  State  Government  concerned    keeping  in  view  the local/ground conditions in  the State   The roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder are defined in the Operational Guidelines of the scheme for the proper execution of the scheme.

State Government of Telangana implemented the scheme from 2016-17 to 2019-20 in the State including Peddapalli constituency and has not implemented thereafter.

- (b)  :    The  government  is  implementing  a  100%  Central  Sector  Scheme  known  as  the Modified  Interest  Subvention  Scheme  (MISS)  across  various  States  and  UTs  including Peddapalli district. This scheme aims to provide concessional interest rates on short-term agricultural loans obtained by farmers through Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) for their working capital requirements.  The details of disbursement  of funds under MISS through RBI & NABARD (all India) for the last three years is given  as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    | Disbursement of Funds by GOI towards interest subvention under MISS   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2022-23 | 17,997.88                                                             |
| 2023-24 | 14,251.93                                                             |
| 2024-25 | 17,811.72                                                             |

- (c)  :  Ministry of Coal has informed that no studies were conducted by Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. (SCCL) regarding soil contamination impact due to coal mining operations on agricultural productivity in villages of Kamanpur and Sultanabad mandals.
- (d) : There is no specialized compensation mechanism established in SCCL for farmers facing crop losses due to coal dust.  However, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) provides for comprehensive risk insurance against crop damage due to non-preventable natural risks from pre-sowing to post-harvest stages of the crops for the crops/areas notified by the concerned State Government.
- (e) : The Soil Health Cards (SHCs) was introduced in the year 2014-15 with objective to assist States in promoting Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) through judicious use of chemical  fertilizers  including  secondary  and  micro  nutrients,  in  conjunction  with  organic manures & bio-fertilizers for improving soil health and its productivity. Under the scheme, 25.13  crore  Soil  Health  Cards  have  been  issued  to  farmers  at  national  level  including farmers of Peddapalli district.

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