Lok Sabha Question No. 256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Farmers Enrolled and Claims Settled under PMFBY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Bharti Pardhi, Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Shri Ravindra Dattaram Waikar, Shri Vishaldada Prakashbapu Patil, Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne, Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 256

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 02 ND  DECEMBER, 2025

## FARMERS ENROLLED AND CLAIMS SETTLED UNDER PMFBY

256.   SMT. BHARTI PARDHI: SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI RAVINDRA DATTARAM WAIKAR: SHRI VISHALDADA PRAKASHBAPU PATIL: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA CHANDU BARNE:

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

- (a) the number of farmers enrolled under PMFBY in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra during the last five years, with district-wise details;
- (b) the number of farmers in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra whose claims were not settled within the prescribed time, district-wise, and the reasons for such delays;
- (c)  the  total  amount  pending  or  delayed  under  PMFBY  claim  settlements  in  Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra during the last five  years, and the  average settlement time, specifying districts with the greatest delays;
- (d) the number of complaints received and resolved from farmers in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra regarding claim denials or non-coverage despite paying premiums and the steps taken for grievance redressal; and
- (e) whether penal action was initiated against insurance companies in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra for delayed/denied payments, and if so, the details of sanctions imposed and  corrective measures?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) : District-wise details of farmer applications enrolled & benefitted with claims, claims paid and pending from 2020-21 to 2024-25 in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra (as on 31 st  October, 2025) are given in Annexure-I and II respectively.

Majority of the claims are settled within the stipulated timelines i.e within 21 days of the receipt of requisite yield data from the concerned State Government,  by the insurance companies      However, during the implementation of PMFBY, some complaints were received in the past about payment of claims which are primarily on account of (a) delay in providing State Government share of subsidy  (b) non-payment/delayed payment or  under  payment  of  claims  on  account  of  incorrect/delayed  submission  of insurance proposals by banks (c) discrepancy in yield data & consequent disputes between State Government and insurance companies etc. The  pending  claims  on account of these issue are settled after their resolution as per provisions of the scheme.

(d) & (e) : Details  of  complaints/grievances  relating  to  implementation  of  PMFBY, received from farmers on Krishi Rakshak Portal and Helpline (KRPH)  and resolution made thereon  in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra (from January 2025 to November 27, 2025) is given below :

| Madhya Pradesh            | Madhya Pradesh    | Madhya Pradesh      | Madhya Pradesh   | Maharashtra       | Maharashtra         | Maharashtra   |
|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------|
| Grievance/ Complaint Type | No. of Grievances | Grievances Resolved | Resolution %     | No. of Grievances | Grievances Resolved | Resolution %  |
| Claim                     | 43,302            | 42,397              | 98%              | 14,44,172         | 14,42,690           | 100%          |
| Enrolment                 | 563               | 551                 | 98%              | 34,387            | 34,327              | 100%          |
| General                   | 12,496            | 12,347              | 99%              | 1,57,478          | 1,57,475            | 100%          |
| Personal Information      | 527               | 517                 | 98%              | 4,390             | 4,379               | 100%          |
| Total                     | 56,888            | 55,812              | 98%              | 16,40,427         | 16,38,871           | 100%          |

As per the Operational Guidelines of PMFBY, in case payment is not made timely by Insurance Company, a penalty of 12% is auto-calculated and levied through National Crop Insurance Portal (NCIP) w.e.f. Kharif 2024.

## PMFBY & RWBCIS: Details of  District-wise Farmer Applications enrolled, Farmer Applications benefitted with claims. ClaimsPaid and Pending from 2020-21 to 24-25 in Madhya Pradesh  (as on 31 st  October, 2025).

| Districts    | Farmer Applications Enrolled   | Farmer Applications Benefitted with Clams   | Claims Paid    | Claims Pending   |
|--------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------|
|              | (In No.)                       | (In No.)                                    | (Rs. In Crore) | (Rs. In Crore)   |
| Agar Malwa   | 23,06,375                      | 4,45,489                                    | 257.92         | 1.81             |
| Alirajpur    | 3,75,583                       | 1,10,671                                    | 20.55          | 0.07             |
| Anuppur      | 2,74,100                       | 86,057                                      | 17.29          | 0.08             |
| Ashoknagar   | 10,55,288                      | 2,55,332                                    | 134.28         | 0.68             |
| Balaghat     | 9,12,694                       | 3,78,056                                    | 74.96          | 0.32             |
| Barwani      | 2,35,525                       | 99,177                                      | 36.64          | 0.15             |
| Betul        | 23,41,419                      | 6,54,284                                    | 531.94         | 1.48             |
| Bhind        | 3,62,040                       | 1,16,102                                    | 27.38          | 0.31             |
| Bhopal       | 9,72,424                       | 1,90,201                                    | 216.65         | 0.52             |
| Burhanpur    | 40,247                         | 17,859                                      | 11.45          | 0.05             |
| Chhatarpur   | 10,49,069                      | 1,24,955                                    | 50.69          | 0.11             |
| Chhindwara   | 11,04,661                      | 4,92,656                                    | 199.80         | 1.47             |
| Damoh        | 12,02,396                      | 2,22,422                                    | 160.81         | 0.33             |
| Datia        | 6,87,956                       | 1,04,141                                    | 48.33          | 0.53             |
| Dewas        | 36,96,217                      | 15,22,911                                   | 1,052.19       | 5.93             |
| Dhar         | 22,58,110                      | 6,44,250                                    | 390.52         | 1.27             |
| Dindori      | 80,229                         | 14,071                                      | 4.68           | 0.08             |
| East Nimar   | 13,44,040                      | 3,28,475                                    | 309.91         | 0.78             |
| Guna         | 11,06,093                      | 2,72,103                                    | 154.15         | 0.95             |
| Gwalior      | 3,18,787                       | 71,920                                      | 19.29          | 0.47             |
| Harda        | 9,65,052                       | 3,31,238                                    | 553.76         | 1.42             |
| Indore       | 17,62,238                      | 8,67,473                                    | 623.07         | 3.12             |
| Jabalpur     | 2,78,368                       | 69,271                                      | 36.00          | 0.30             |
| Jhabua       | 5,96,537                       | 2,69,143                                    | 90.28          | 0.26             |
| Katni        | 3,43,361                       | 67,390                                      | 25.24          | 0.35             |
| Khargone     | 4,68,830                       | 1,92,804                                    | 107.15         | 0.27             |
| Maihar       | 54,623                         | 21,263                                      | 7.28           | 0.10             |
| Mandla       | 1,38,667                       | 42,619                                      | 15.81          | 0.16             |
| Mandsaur     | 35,53,730                      | 15,35,617                                   | 802.06         | 5.22             |
| Mauganj      | 68,947                         | 39,778                                      | 8.57           | 0.13             |
| Morena       | 2,63,249                       | 78,439                                      | 21.08          | 0.26             |
| Narmadapuram | 14,40,993                      | 5,63,100                                    | 606.40         | 1.87             |
| Narsinghpur  | 7,53,109                       | 2,69,753                                    | 154.34         | 1.07             |
| Neemuch      | 17,87,031                      | 10,36,627                                   | 462.97         | 3.51             |
| Niwari       | 2,21,094                       | 28,316                                      | 6.72           | 0.06             |
| Pandhurna    | 49,150                         | 8,838                                       | 1.67           | 0.09             |
| Panna        | 3,55,644                       | 64,948                                      | 21.97          | 0.16             |
| Raisen       | 18,60,266                      | 4,66,033                                    | 467.10         | 1.78             |
| Rajgarh      | 61,37,124                      | 9,65,360                                    | 592.42         | 3.20             |
| Ratlam       | 26,27,284                      | 7,82,599                                    | 550.11         | 2.81             |
| Rewa         | 6,70,854                       | 1,99,268                                    | 66.69          | 0.47             |

| Sagar     | 25,57,619   | 4,43,101    | 394.68    |   1.12 |
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------|--------|
| Satna     | 8,52,543    | 3,22,806    | 99.01     |   0.64 |
| Sehore    | 41,85,058   | 15,70,088   | 1,233.34  |   2.25 |
| Seoni     | 10,57,408   | 3,60,427    | 204.98    |   1.88 |
| Shahdol   | 5,60,745    | 1,92,653    | 42.22     |   0.17 |
| Shajapur  | 39,16,004   | 9,41,024    | 742.39    |   1.82 |
| Sheopur   | 2,34,027    | 54,742      | 32.64     |   0.23 |
| Shivpuri  | 9,67,419    | 1,64,175    | 63.97     |   0.62 |
| Sidhi     | 1,23,037    | 31,680      | 11.56     |   0.05 |
| Singrauli | 50,808      | 27,858      | 7.37      |   0.04 |
| Tikamgarh | 6,86,409    | 75,614      | 32.20     |   0.05 |
| Ujjain    | 53,91,270   | 17,97,149   | 1,163.35  |   4.95 |
| Umaria    | 3,30,714    | 83,264      | 24.39     |   0.06 |
| Vidisha   | 41,85,671   | 8,88,432    | 871.62    |   2.57 |
| Total     | 7,12,18,136 | 2,10,04,022 | 13,863.81 |  60.46 |

PMFBY & RWBCIS: Details of  District-wise Farmer Applications enrolled, Farmer Applications benefitted with claims. Claims Paid and Pending from 2020-21 to 2024-25 in Maharashtra (as on 31 st  October, 2025).

| Districts (Maharashtra)   | Enrolled Application   | Benefitted Application   | Paid Claims (Rs. Crore)   |   Pending Claims (Rs. Crore) |
|---------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
| Ahilyanagar               | 47,90,245              | 15,19,920                | 1,611.92                  |                         5.17 |
| Akola                     | 20,96,440              | 10,28,544                | 782.64                    |                         5.66 |
| Amravati                  | 17,46,609              | 6,69,034                 | 603.13                    |                        18.9  |
| Beed                      | 1,06,99,818            | 39,08,913                | 1,802.91                  |                         7.11 |
| Bhandara                  | 10,00,467              | 69,807                   | 15.85                     |                         0.44 |
| Buldhana                  | 30,75,357              | 12,06,360                | 1,524.70                  |                        15.44 |
| Chandrapur                | 9,34,655               | 2,22,683                 | 298.95                    |                         1.2  |
| Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | 51,60,694              | 22,47,877                | 1,127.08                  |                        19.47 |
| Dharashiv                 | 50,59,337              | 19,10,492                | 1,726.91                  |                         3.52 |
| Dhule                     | 8,26,500               | 3,19,907                 | 256.12                    |                         3.93 |
| Gadchiroli                | 3,11,647               | 47,384                   | 23.96                     |                         0.06 |
| Gondia                    | 5,46,774               | 50,912                   | 18.18                     |                         0.07 |
| Hingoli                   | 24,60,427              | 13,91,732                | 619.49                    |                         2.12 |
| Jalgaon                   | 19,06,384              | 11,10,193                | 2,960.95                  |                        19.58 |
| Jalna                     | 55,98,746              | 20,85,123                | 1,456.20                  |                        23.38 |
| Kolhapur                  | 1,64,614               | 22,792                   | 16.14                     |                         0.33 |
| Latur                     | 59,52,975              | 23,30,564                | 1,517.56                  |                        23.82 |
| Nagpur                    | 7,04,815               | 1,98,002                 | 246.24                    |                         1.64 |
| Nanded                    | 64,58,070              | 38,73,154                | 2,057.82                  |                         7.84 |
| Nandurbar                 | 3,10,897               | 1,30,581                 | 201.27                    |                         2.84 |
| Nashik                    | 21,81,799              | 9,12,871                 | 1,320.31                  |                         6.26 |
| Palghar                   | 2,07,729               | 45,334                   | 119.22                    |                         0.87 |
| Parbhani                  | 46,73,320              | 23,70,199                | 1,814.85                  |                        46.81 |
| Pune                      | 7,54,030               | 1,81,063                 | 90.83                     |                         1.31 |
| Raigad                    | 1,65,509               | 44,788                   | 99.80                     |                         2.32 |
| Ratnagiri                 | 1,98,506               | 1,50,483                 | 437.96                    |                         2.2  |
| Sangli                    | 11,12,720              | 3,54,512                 | 272.04                    |                         5.78 |
| Satara                    | 7,82,834               | 2,35,638                 | 126.74                    |                         2.2  |
| Sindhudurg                | 2,61,300               | 1,75,865                 | 379.02                    |                         1.53 |
| Solapur                   | 28,31,986              | 9,76,621                 | 997.58                    |                         2.25 |
| Thane                     | 3,10,842               | 1,01,316                 | 111.78                    |                         0.27 |
| Wardha                    | 6,50,355               | 2,54,831                 | 290.97                    |                         1.43 |
| Washim                    | 20,10,932              | 8,94,822                 | 604.71                    |                         3.32 |
| Yavatmal                  | 33,01,610              | 17,28,194                | 956.41                    |                         3.66 |
| Total (Maharashtra)       | 7,92,48,943            | 3,27,70,511              | 26,490.24                 |                       242.73 |

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