Question raised in Lok Sabha on Review of Crop Insurance Schemes, 01/03/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Review of Crop Insurance Schemes, 01/03/2016. Government of India has recently approved Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) which would replace the existing schemes of National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) & Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (MNAIS) from ensuing Kharif 2016 season. All the major issues enumerated above have been addressed in the PMFBY. Salient features of the scheme are at Annexure-I. State-wise details of premium collected from farmers during last one year (i.e. 2014-15) under various crops insurance schemes is at Annexure-II.