Guidelines for implementation of Crop Insurance Scheme
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2249 ANSWERED ON-13.05.2016
Guidelines for implementation of Crop Insurance Scheme
Shri Rajeev Shukla
(a) whether Government has issued any guidelines to State Governments regarding implementation of the Crop Insurance Scheme; and
(b) if so, when it was issued and the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
(SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIYA)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Government has issued the Operational Guidelines (OGs) for implementation of newly approved Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for implementation from Kharif 2016 season in the country on 23.02.2016. Operational Guidelines of restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) and Pilot Unified Package Insurance Scheme (UPIS) have also been issued on 23.03.2016.
The Operational Guidelines envisaged detailed provisions of implementation of these schemes, coverage of farmers, crops & risks, seasonality discipline etc. alongwith roles & responsibilities of various stakeholders including State Governments.
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