Agriculture provides livelihood to more people in India than all other sectors put together. Agriculture production is highly volatile due to risks of uncertain weather, large rain fed area, incidence of pests and diseases. Crop Insurance provides comprehensive coverage to the farmers against many such unforeseen crop losses. Crop Insurance is an important risk migration tool to overcome the risks in agriculture sector like earthquakes, tsunami, cyclones, floods, landslides, hailstorms and droughts etc.
India is primarily an agrarian country with farmers as the backbone of the nation. In April, 2016, the Government of India had launched Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) after rolling back the earlier insurance schemes viz. National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS), Weatherbased Crop Insurance scheme and Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (MNAIS).
Thus, at present, PMFBY is the flagship scheme of the Government for agricultural insurance in India. Through increased awareness and low farmer premium rates the scheme aims at increasing the crop insurance penetration in India.
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) aims at supporting sustainable production in agriculture sector by way of -
Prevented Sowing/Planting/Germination Risk | Mid-Season Adversity | Post-Harvest Losses | Localized Calamities | Add-on coverage for crop loss due to attack by wild animals |
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Insured area is prevented from sowing/planting/germination due to deficit rainfall or adverse seasonal/climatic conditions. | Loss in case of adverse seasonal conditions during the crop season viz. floods, prolonged dry spells and severe drought etc., wherein expected yield during the season is likely to be less than 50% of the normal yield. This add-on coverage facilitates the provision for immediate relief to insured farmers in case of occurrence of such risk. | Coverage is available only up to a maximum period of two weeks from harvesting, for those crops which are required to be dried in cut and spread/small bundled condition depending on requirement of the crops in that area, in the field after harvesting against specific perils of hailstorms, cyclones, cyclonic rains and unseasonal rains. | Loss/damage to notified insured crops resulting from occurrence of identified localized risks of hailstorm, landslide, inundation, cloud burst and natural fire due to lightening affecting isolated farms in the notified area. | The States may consider providing add-on coverage for crop loss due to the attack by wild animals wherever the risk is perceived to be substantial and is identifiable. The add-on coverage will be optional for the farmers and applicable notional premium will be borne by the farmer, however the State Governments may consider providing additional subsidy on this coverage, wherever notified. |
Premium Rates-The Actuarial Premium Rate (APR) would be charged under PMFBY & RWBCIS by implementing Insurance Company. The rate of premium payable by the farmer will be-
Season | Crops | Maximum Premium Rate payable by farmer (% of Sum Insured) * |
---|---|---|
Kharif | All Food grain and Oilseeds crops (all Cereals, Millets, Pulses and Oilseeds crops) | 2.0% of SI or Actuarial rate whichever is less |
Rabi | All Food grain and Oilseeds crops (all Cereals, Millets, Pulses and Oilseeds crops) | 1.5% of SI or Actuarial rate whichever is less |
Kharif and Rabi | Annual Commercial/ Annual Horticultural crops | 5% of SI or Actuarial rate, whichever is less |
Annual Commercial/ Annual Horticultural crops | 5% of SI or Actuarial rate, whichever is less |
*Note: Premium paid by non- loanee farmers should be rounded off to nearest Rupee
Subsidy-All farmers enrolled under the scheme would be entitled for admissible subsidy on the Actuarial Premium.
India is primarily an agrarian country with farmers as the backbone of the nation. In April, 2016, the Government of India had launched Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) after rolling back the earlier insurance schemes viz. National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS), Weatherbased Crop Insurance scheme and Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (MNAIS).
Thus, at present, PMFBY is the flagship scheme of the Government for agricultural insurance in India. Through increased awareness and low farmer premium rates the scheme aims at increasing the crop insurance penetration in India.
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) aims at supporting sustainable production in agriculture sector by way of -
Prevented Sowing/Planting/Germination Risk | Mid-Season Adversity | Post-Harvest Losses | Localized Calamities | Add-on coverage for crop loss due to attack by wild animals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Insured area is prevented from sowing/planting/germination due to deficit rainfall or adverse seasonal/climatic conditions. | Loss in case of adverse seasonal conditions during the crop season viz. floods, prolonged dry spells and severe drought etc., wherein expected yield during the season is likely to be less than 50% of the normal yield. This add-on coverage facilitates the provision for immediate relief to insured farmers in case of occurrence of such risk. | Coverage is available only up to a maximum period of two weeks from harvesting, for those crops which are required to be dried in cut and spread/small bundled condition depending on requirement of the crops in that area, in the field after harvesting against specific perils of hailstorms, cyclones, cyclonic rains and unseasonal rains. | Loss/damage to notified insured crops resulting from occurrence of identified localized risks of hailstorm, landslide, inundation, cloud burst and natural fire due to lightening affecting isolated farms in the notified area. | The States may consider providing add-on coverage for crop loss due to the attack by wild animals wherever the risk is perceived to be substantial and is identifiable. The add-on coverage will be optional for the farmers and applicable notional premium will be borne by the farmer, however the State Governments may consider providing additional subsidy on this coverage, wherever notified. |
Premium Rates-The Actuarial Premium Rate (APR) would be charged under PMFBY & RWBCIS by implementing Insurance Company. The rate of premium payable by the farmer will be-
Season | Crops | Maximum Premium Rate payable by farmer (% of Sum Insured) * |
---|---|---|
Kharif | All Food grain and Oilseeds crops (all Cereals, Millets, Pulses and Oilseeds crops) | 2.0% of SI or Actuarial rate whichever is less |
Rabi | All Food grain and Oilseeds crops (all Cereals, Millets, Pulses and Oilseeds crops) | 1.5% of SI or Actuarial rate whichever is less |
Kharif and Rabi | Annual Commercial/ Annual Horticultural crops | 5% of SI or Actuarial rate, whichever is less |
Annual Commercial/ Annual Horticultural crops | 5% of SI or Actuarial rate, whichever is less |
*Note: Premium paid by non- loanee farmers should be rounded off to nearest Rupee
Subsidy-All farmers enrolled under the scheme would be entitled for admissible subsidy on the Actuarial Premium.
Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) was relaunched in 2016 and is being administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) aims to mitigate the hardship of the insured farmers against the likelihood of financial loss on account of anticipated crop loss resulting from adverse weather conditions relating to rainfall, temperature, wind, humidity etc. WBCIS uses weather parameters as “proxy" for crop yields in compensating the cultivators for deemed crop losses. Payout structures are developed to the extent of losses deemed to have been suffered using the weather triggers.
a) Rainfall – Deficit Rainfall, Excess rainfall, Unseasonal Rainfall, Rainy days, Dry-spell, Dry days
b) Temperature– High temperature (heat), Low temperature
c) Relative Humidity
d) Wind Speed
e) A combination of the above
f) Hailstorm, cloud-burst may also be covered as Add-on/Index-Plus products for those farmers who have already taken normal coverage under WBCIS. The perils listed above are only indicative and not exhaustive and any addition / deletion may be considered by State Govt. in consultation with insurance companies based on availability of relevant data.
Premium Rates-The Actuarial Premium Rate (APR) would be charged under PMFBY & RWBCIS by implementing Insurance Company. The rate of premium payable by the farmer will be-
Season | Crops | Maximum Premium Rate payable by farmer (% of Sum Insured) * |
---|---|---|
Kharif | All Food grain and Oilseeds crops (all Cereals, Millets, Pulses and Oilseeds crops) | 2.0% of SI or Actuarial rate whichever is less |
Rabi | All Food grain and Oilseeds crops (all Cereals, Millets, Pulses and Oilseeds crops) | 1.5% of SI or Actuarial rate whichever is less |
Kharif and Rabi | Annual Commercial/ Annual Horticultural crops | 5% of SI or Actuarial rate, whichever is less |
Annual Commercial/ Annual Horticultural crops | 5% of SI or Actuarial rate, whichever is less |
*Note: Premium paid by non- loanee farmers should be rounded off to nearest Rupee
Subsidy-All farmers enrolled under the scheme would be entitled for admissible subsidy on the Actuarial Premium.
Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) was relaunched in 2016 and is being administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) aims to mitigate the hardship of the insured farmers against the likelihood of financial loss on account of anticipated crop loss resulting from adverse weather conditions relating to rainfall, temperature, wind, humidity etc. WBCIS uses weather parameters as “proxy" for crop yields in compensating the cultivators for deemed crop losses. Payout structures are developed to the extent of losses deemed to have been suffered using the weather triggers.
a) Rainfall – Deficit Rainfall, Excess rainfall, Unseasonal Rainfall, Rainy days, Dry-spell, Dry days
b) Temperature– High temperature (heat), Low temperature
c) Relative Humidity
d) Wind Speed
e) A combination of the above
f) Hailstorm, cloud-burst may also be covered as Add-on/Index-Plus products for those farmers who have already taken normal coverage under WBCIS. The perils listed above are only indicative and not exhaustive and any addition / deletion may be considered by State Govt. in consultation with insurance companies based on availability of relevant data.
Premium Rates-The Actuarial Premium Rate (APR) would be charged under PMFBY & RWBCIS by implementing Insurance Company. The rate of premium payable by the farmer will be-
Season | Crops | Maximum Premium Rate payable by farmer (% of Sum Insured) * |
---|---|---|
Kharif | All Food grain and Oilseeds crops (all Cereals, Millets, Pulses and Oilseeds crops) | 2.0% of SI or Actuarial rate whichever is less |
Rabi | All Food grain and Oilseeds crops (all Cereals, Millets, Pulses and Oilseeds crops) | 1.5% of SI or Actuarial rate whichever is less |
Kharif and Rabi | Annual Commercial/ Annual Horticultural crops | 5% of SI or Actuarial rate, whichever is less |
Annual Commercial/ Annual Horticultural crops | 5% of SI or Actuarial rate, whichever is less |
*Note: Premium paid by non- loanee farmers should be rounded off to nearest Rupee
Subsidy-All farmers enrolled under the scheme would be entitled for admissible subsidy on the Actuarial Premium.
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