PMFBY faces data collection hurdle after completing one year

Insurers concerned over delay in releasing funds under new crop insurance scheme

As the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) completes one year, poor availability of data has come up as a challenge in implementing it.
 
This year, some of the states where crop insurers are having a tough time in claim settlements include Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. At the crux of the problem lies the crop cutting experiment (CCE) data, which forms a key element of the new scheme. CCE data at the harvest time helps assessing yield loss, and it requires substantial manpower. At present, state governments have the responsibility of conducting the experiments.