Lok Sabha Question No. 1270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-30
Subject: Beneficiaries of PMFBY in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 1270

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 TH  JULY, 2024

## BENEFICIARIES OF PMFBY IN ANDHRA PRADESH

1270  .SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH:

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

- (a) the total number of beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in the State of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise and gender-wise; (b) the total number of insurance claims paid, rejected and pending under PMFBY in the State of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise; (c) the details of major grounds on which the claims were rejected; and (d)  the  average  amount  of  insurance  claims  made  and  the  average  amount  of  money
- disbursed under PMFBY in the State of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) :  The Pradhan Matnri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) is voluntary for the States as well as for farmers. The Andhra Pradesh government had decided not to implement this scheme from Kharif 2020 season.  Due to the concerted efforts made and new initiatives taken by the Government of India, Andhra Pradesh Government has re-joined the scheme with effect from Kharif 2022 season.

As per provisions of PMFBY, insured farmers do not need to file claims in respect of wide spread calamities like drought, flood etc. as the scheme is mainly implemented on 'Area Approach' basis.   Admissible claims are worked out and paid directly to the insured farmer's account by the insurance companies through Digiclaim module on National Crop

Insurance Portal (NCIP) based on the yield data, per unit area, furnished to the insurance company by the concerned State Government and claim calculation formula envisaged in the Operational Guidelines of the scheme.  Therefore, the question of rejection does not arise under these claims. However, losses  due  to  localized  risks  of  hailstorm,  landslide,  inundation,  cloud burst,  natural  fire  and  post-harvest  losses  due  to  cyclone,  cyclonic/unseasonal  rains & hailstorms are calculated on individual insured farm basis.  Here farmers are required to intimate the event of loss to insurance company/State Government/concerned financial institution/portal/app  within  72  hours  of  the  loss. These  claims  are  assessed  by  a  joint committee  comprising  representatives  of  State  Government  and  concerned  insurance company.  Insurance companies can reject these intimations on various counts like late intimation by farmers, intimation of non-insured farmers, intimation of non-insured crop, wrong details of land parcel etc. District-wise details of number of farmer applications enrolled  under PMFBY during 2022-23 & 2023-24 in Andhra Pradesh are given in Annexure-I .    Gender-wise details for the years 2022-23 & 2023-24 are given in Annexure-II . District-wise details of claims paid and average pay outs made in Andhra Pradesh during 2022-23 are given in Annexure-III .

## District-wise farmers applications enrolled in Andhra Pradesh under PMFBY

Annexure-I

| District Name               | 2022-23     | 2023-24     |
|-----------------------------|-------------|-------------|
| Alluri Sitharama Raju       | 1,51,287    | 1,76,522    |
| Anakapalli                  | 4,72,831    | 5,01,651    |
| Anantapur                   | 3,83,439    | 5,09,362    |
| Annamayya                   | 1,03,830    | 1,75,622    |
| Bapatla                     | 6,16,182    | 5,68,621    |
| Chittoor                    | 1,18,770    | 1,68,074    |
| Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Konaseema   | 5,20,061    | 5,67,238    |
| East Godavari               | 4,12,048    | 4,37,574    |
| Eluru                       | 4,48,269    | 4,04,900    |
| Guntur                      | 3,17,785    | 3,76,277    |
| Kakinada                    | 5,30,231    | 5,55,598    |
| Krishna                     | 8,21,804    | 7,55,848    |
| Kurnool                     | 2,83,292    | 7,09,143    |
| Nandyal                     | 5,15,649    | 4,89,543    |
| Ntr                         | 2,89,484    | 2,38,695    |
| Palnadu                     | 1,57,014    | 3,03,707    |
| Parvathipuram Manyam        | 4,05,523    | 4,73,187    |
| Prakasam                    | 3,94,893    | 3,61,562    |
| Spsr Nellore                | 3,34,119    | 3,27,721    |
| Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | -           | -           |
| Sri Sathya Sai              | 2,26,582    | 2,77,444    |
| Srikakulam                  | 17,71,967   | 16,92,527   |
| Tirupati                    | 4,54,276    | 4,84,332    |
| Visakhapatanam              | 38,464      | 36,971      |
| Vizianagaram                | 14,83,140   | 14,53,005   |
| West Godavari               | 6,65,793    | 6,97,075    |
| Y.S.R.                      | 3,99,455    | 4,17,284    |
| Total                       | 1,23,16,188 | 1,31,59,483 |

## Gender-wise farmers applications enrolled in Andhra Pradesh under PMFBY

| Category       | 2022-23     | 2023-24     |
|----------------|-------------|-------------|
| Male           | 91,49,296   | 98,35,523   |
| Female         | 31,64,175   | 33,21,756   |
| Gender (Other) | 2,717       | 2,204       |
| Total          | 1,23,16,188 | 1,31,59,483 |

Note: - The scheme has been implemented since 2016-17, with granular data available from 2018-19 onwards. (Data as of June 2024) -The scheme was not implemented in Andhra Pradesh during the years 2020-21 and 2021-22.

## Annexure-II

## Annexure-III

## District-wise details of Average claims during 2022-23 in Andhra Pradesh under PMFBY

| District Name               | Total claim paid (in Rs.)   | Farmers benefitted   | Average claim paid (in Rs.)   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
| Alluri Sitharama Raju       | 2,46,71,590                 | 1,551                | 15,907                        |
| Anakapalli                  | 34,48,660                   | 497                  | 6,939                         |
| Anantapur                   | 42,56,84,619                | 22,669               | 18,778                        |
| Annamayya                   | -                           | -                    |                               |
| Bapatla                     | 3,88,08,278                 | 3,817                | 10,167                        |
| Chittoor                    | -                           | -                    |                               |
| Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Konaseema   | 9,75,70,077                 | 14,023               | 6,958                         |
| East Godavari               | 5,85,73,901                 | 5,164                | 11,343                        |
| Eluru                       | 2,86,763                    | 151                  | 1,899                         |
| Guntur                      | -                           | -                    |                               |
| Kakinada                    | 11,86,55,295                | 15,656               | 7,579                         |
| Krishna                     | 54,43,592                   | 225                  | 24,194                        |
| Kurnool                     | 66,00,51,085                | 44,784               | 14,739                        |
| Nandyal                     | 32,61,32,870                | 29,514               | 11,050                        |
| Ntr                         | 3,83,84,066                 | 17,614               | 2,179                         |
| Palnadu                     | 4,24,44,560                 | 9,956                | 4,263                         |
| Parvathipuram Manyam        | 1,34,43,948                 | 2,774                | 4,846                         |
| Prakasam                    | 1,70,04,43,715              | 53,687               | 31,673                        |
| Spsr Nellore                | 79,73,646                   | 159                  | 50,149                        |
| Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | -                           | -                    | -                             |
| Sri Sathya Sai              | 67,71,89,217                | 68,470               | 9,890                         |
| Srikakulam                  | 31,22,843                   | 1,088                | 2,870                         |
| Tirupati                    | 20,36,509                   | 491                  | 4,148                         |
| Visakhapatanam              | -                           | -                    | -                             |
| Vizianagaram                | 48,79,668                   | 318                  | 15,345                        |
| West Godavari               | 1,30,66,493                 | 2,099                | 6,225                         |
| Y.S.R.                      | 1,37,13,37,740              | 54,926               | 24,967                        |
| Grand Total                 | 5,63,36,49,134              | 3,49,633             | 16,113                        |