Tag: Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Govt readies farm safety net with banks, insurers as El Nino looms
New Delhi: The government is working with banks and insurers to expand financial protection for rural households as it prepares for El Nino, the weather…
Agriculture a strategic pillar for India’s long-term growth: PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said agriculture remains a strategic pillar of India’s long-term development and called for scaling up high-value farming and boosting…
Finance ministry to take a relook at crop insurance plan
The finance ministry has begun a review of the cup-and-cap model under the government’s flagship crop insurance programme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), amid…
Centre expands PM Fasal Bima Yojana to cover crop loss from wild animals and waterlogging
New Delhi [India], Announcing significant relief for farmers, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that on the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, two…
Govt probes complaints of Re 1 crop damage claims; warns insurers against playing jokes with farmers
Taking a stern view, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday ordered a probe into complaints that some farmers have received crop insurance claims…