Agriculture Ministry demands additional Rs 11,000 crore to settle crop insurance claims

19 Aug 2016 Evaluate

The Agriculture Ministry has demanded an additional Rs 11,000 crore to settle crop insurance claims this 2016-17 fiscal under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). This year’s budget allocation was Rs 5,500 crore for PMFBY.

The additional amount has been demanded as the burden of claims is expected to rise with the extension of the deadline to register under the PMFBY. The Centre has extended the deadline till August 10 for farmers to register under the new crop insurance scheme, and till August 31 for Bihar. Additionally, claims of about Rs 7,500 crore are pending from last year under the old scheme NAIS.

PMFBY was launched in January and is being implemented in the ongoing kharif (summer) season. The centre aims to bring 4 crore farmers under the scheme. PMFBY replaces the existing two schemes NAIS and Modified NAIS, which had some inherent drawbacks.


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