PM Fasal Bima Yojana — Crop Insurance
Crop insurance in India runs mainly through the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), a national scheme that pays farmers when weather, pests or disease destroy a crop. Farmers pay a small, capped share of the premium; the Centre and the states fund the rest between them. Ten seasons after it began, the government reports claims of more than ₹2.06 lakh crore, a technology stack that now estimates yields from satellites and weather stations, and several large farm states returning to the fold after years outside it.
- PMFBY
- Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
- crop insurance
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- DigiClaim
- RWBCIS
- agriculture
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