Lok Sabha Question No. 2650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Enrollments in PMFBY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar, Pramila Bisoyi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2650

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## ENROLLMENTS IN PMFBY

2650.  SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR: SHRIMATI PRAMILA BISOYI:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana (PMFBY) and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the farmers of Uttar Pradesh particularly from Shahjahanpur Parliamentary Constituency have also benefited from the said scheme and if so, the details thereof as on date;

(c) the details of farmers who have enrolled under PMFBY during Rabi - 2022-23 & Kharif-2023 and is there any increase in enrollment of them over the years;

(d) whether the Government is planning to further revise the Operational Guidelines of PMFBY to make it more inclusive of farmers; and

(e)  the  details  of  amount  which  had  been  settled  to  farmers  under  PMFBY  during Kharif-2022 & Rabi - 2022-23, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

(a) : The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has been introduced in the country  from  Kharif  2016.      Under  the  scheme,  comprehensive  risk  coverage  for crops  and  areas  notified  by  the  State  Government  to  farmers  against  all  nonpreventable natural risks from pre-sowing to post-harvest stages of the crops at very minimum premium for the farmers.   As per data available as on 30.11.2023, since inception  of  the  scheme  till  2022-23,  against  the  farmers  share  of  premium  of  Rs. 29,237 crore, claims of Rs. 1,51,926 crore have been paid to the farmers.

O.I.H.

(b) : Yes Sir.   The State Government of Uttar Pradesh is implementing the PMFBY since its inception.  Till 2022-23, 381.34 lakh farmer applications have been enrolled covering an area of 304.93 lakh hectare in Uttar Pradesh under the scheme.  Against the farmer's share of premium of Rs. 2692.39 crore, indemnity claims of Rs. 4825.33 crore have been paid in the State by the insurance companies.

(c) to (e)  : PMFBY is a demand driven scheme and is voluntary for the States as well as farmers.  In fact, coverage under the scheme is increasing.  The number of farmer  applications  has  grown  33.4%  and  41%  year-on-year  during  2021-22  and 2022-23, respectively.  There is also a growth of 28.9% in farmers insured under the scheme in Kharif 2023 season (upto 30 th  November, 2023) as compared to Kharif 2022.

State-wise  details  of  farmer  applications  enrolled  during  Rabi  2022-23  & Kharif  2023  and  Claims  paid  during  Kharif  2022  and  Rabi  2022-23  are  given  in Annexure.

The  review/revisions  /  rationalization  /  improvements  in  the  crop  insurance schemes  is  a  continuous  process  and  decision  on  suggestion/  representations/ recommendations  of  the  stakeholders/studies  are  taken  from  time  to  time  after consultation  with  various  stakeholders.    Accordingly,  guidelines  in  Pradhan  Mantri Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)  have  been  revised  in  Rabi  2018,  Kharif  2020  and Kharif 2023 seasons.  There is no proposal, at present, under consideration of the Government for revision of guidelines.

Annexure State-wise details of farmer applications enrolled during Rabi 2022-23 and Kharif 2023 and claims paid during Kharif 2022 and Rabi 2022-23 under PMFBY (as on 30.11.2023)

| States/UTs       | Farmer Applications Insured (in Lakhs)   | Farmer Applications Insured (in Lakhs)   | Claims Paid (Rs. in Crores)   | Claims Paid (Rs. in Crores)   |
|------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| States/UTs       | Rabi 2022-23                             | Kharif 2023                              | Kharif 2022                   | Rabi 2022-23                  |
| A & N Islands    | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                          | 0.00                          |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 56.50                                    | 0.00                                     | 556.29                        | 0.00                          |
| Assam            | 2.47                                     | 3.57                                     | 4.26                          | 0.00                          |
| Chhattisgarh     | 13.13                                    | 65.92                                    | 272.14                        | 235.51                        |
| Goa              | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                          | 0.00                          |
| Haryana          | 6.82                                     | 8.71                                     | 1,754.20                      | 137.18                        |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1.60                                     | 1.01                                     | 6.88                          | 7.44                          |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 0.41                                     | 1.68                                     | 3.49                          | 0.00                          |
| Karnataka        | 3.26                                     | 23.57                                    | 1,297.72                      | 166.07                        |
| Kerala           | 0.80                                     | 0.65                                     | 2.01                          | 0.00                          |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 81.64                                    | 96.48                                    | 590.91                        | 271.97                        |
| Maharashtra      | 9.78                                     | 135.87                                   | 3,225.88                      | 176.53                        |
| Manipur          | 0.00                                     | 0.05                                     | 1.43                          | 0.00                          |
| Meghalaya        | 0.00                                     | 0.36                                     | 0.00                          | 0.00                          |
| Odisha           | 1.78                                     | 106.01                                   | 497.10                        | 0.00                          |
| Puducherry       | 0.24                                     | 0.07                                     | 0.00                          | 0.00                          |
| Rajasthan        | 172.80                                   | 220.98                                   | 1,514.80                      | 2,019.76                      |
| Sikkim           | 0.01                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                          | 0.00                          |
| Tamil Nadu       | 61.60                                    | 0.00                                     | 0.00                          | 663.57                        |
| Tripura          | 0.82                                     | 2.02                                     | 0.00                          | 0.00                          |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 20.27                                    | 20.74                                    | 696.20                        | 164.35                        |
| Uttarakhand      | 1.48                                     | 1.18                                     | 70.64                         | 35.40                         |
| Total            | 435.42                                   | 688.87                                   | 10,493.95                     | 3,877.79                      |

Rounded to lakhs/crores, hence shown as 0

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