Page 3 - Crop Insurance

Crop insurance as 'big' a scam as Rafale deal: Uddhav Thackeray

Claiming that there was a 'bubble' of announcements, Thackeray asked the government to 'solve the problems of farmers before considering any alliance talks'

To close gaps, Centre will soon introduce revised crop insurance rules

No major change but Centre aims to 'close the gaps'; some incentives and penalties to be introduced

Chhattisgarh asks Reliance, IFFCO to clear crop insurance payments

Companies due to pay Rs 3.53 billion claims to farmers for crops damaged

Higher coverage, premiums to inflate crop insurance subsidy

Premium collection in 2016-17 was Rs 22,337 crore and claims were about Rs 13,500 crore

Crop insurance flaws

PM's flagship scheme needs an urgent reboot

Rains, tomato crisis: Will farmers be better off buying private insurance?

Farmers are not getting enough protection as states mostly do not pay the premium they should

No benefit for farmers in Rajasthan's Bundi district from PMFBY

The low sum insured as compared to the scale of finance in Rajasthan said to be the culprit

Extended cut-off dates hurt crop insurance scheme

Monsoon risks will largely be known by July 31

PM's crop insurance scheme makes sluggish start in first season

Delayed notification by states, keeping sugarcane out of the ambit may have hit coverage

There has to be a time limit for motor insurance claims: Bhargav Dasgupta

Private sector insurer ICICI Lombard General Insurance has seen almost 39% growth in top-line as per their results for the first six months

PM's crop insurance scheme makes slow start in first season

Delayed notification by states, keeping sugarcane out of the ambit may have hit coverage

Deadline for crop insurance proposal extended till Aug 10

PMFBY replaces the existing two schemes NAIS and Modified NAIS, which have had some inherent drawbacks

BJP slams Nitish govt for non-implementation of PM Crop Insurance scheme

The party also alleged that state government failed to distribute Rs 761.96 crore of FY15 under National Agriculture Insurance scheme

New crop insurance to give farmers more for less, says Jaitley

Jaitley says a veil of some of security around farmer needs to be put, especially due to the inadequate monsoons faced in the past two crop seasons

Prepared for all situations

At a conference held in Mumbai on crop insurance and the progress made by it, a senior reinsurance executive remarked that while the government would be paying the subsidy for the scheme, one still had to be prepared to make some claim payments. Quoting British military and political leader Oliver Cromwell, the executive said, "Put your trust in God, but keep your powder dry."

PMFBY crop Insurance scheme to be implemented from April 1 in Maharashtra

State Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse said that the Centre has now included all types of crops in the PMFBY scheme

Digital agri market platform to be launched on April 14: PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi pushed for more and more use of modern technology and equipment along with traditional wisdom of farming