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Insurance penetration in the country was 3.4 per cent in 2015 against the world average of 6.2 per cent.

States allowed to set up crop insurance firms to execute PMFBY

During the 2017-18 crop year (July-June), 4.79 crore farmers have been covered under PMFBY.

2 April 2018 2:26 PM IST

The PMKSY addresses the concerns of growing water scarcity in the country by promoting water conservation through per drop more crop and watershed management.

Govt engages UNDP to fast-track crop insurance scheme

The unit will have 15 professionals whom the UNDP is in the process of hiring on its payroll.

10 July 2018 4:46 PM IST

The answer, it seemed, was not difficult to seek for those who believed that economic growth in India, then as it is now, is state driven.

Does India understand the realities of Bharat?

Farmer suicides, though nothing new, are an ugly reality that the Centre needs to reckon with.

30 Jan 2019 1:31 AM IST

A top IRDAI source told Financial Chronicle that the meeting was held in Hyderabad on February 19 and it was attended by 26 chairmen of both life and non-life insurance companies.

Irdai asks insurers for easy crop insurance claim settlement, use of...

Irdai, in a circular, said there is a need for effective implementation of crop insurance schemes.

26 March 2019 12:32 PM IST

Sugar Cane is a perennial crop harvested 10-16 months after planting.

Insurers told to add staff for crop cover

The authority has been receiving various complaints and suggestions on claims.

23 March 2019 1:55 AM IST

Devendra Fadnavis

Govt to probe crop insurance fiasco

Fadnavis added that the government would also blacklist the company in question.

29 Jun 2019 2:50 AM IST

Uddhav Thackeray

Clear farmers' claims: Sena to insurers

Says beneficiaries' names must be displayed in 15 days.

18 July 2019 2:00 AM IST

Cotton crops have been badly affected by inferior seeds.

Govt plans to tweak PMFBY; to make crop insurance voluntary to all...

Among key changes, the ministry has suggested making the scheme voluntary to all farmers including loanee farmers.

15 July 2019 5:50 PM IST

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee offers prayers at Kapil Muni Temple at Sagar Island, on Wednesday. Head priest Mohanta Gyandas is also seen in the photo. (Photo: PTI)

BJP making false claims about crop insurance, says Mamata Banerjee

Banerjee is a strident critic of the BJP and among the foremost opposition leaders against it.

27 Dec 2018 7:54 AM IST

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses the TMC Chhatra Parisad foundation day rally at Mayo Road in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Photo:Asian Age)

BJP making false claims about crop insurance to farmers: Mamata

The chief minister cautioned middlemen against exploiting farmers or misguiding them by paying them less for paddy...

26 Dec 2018 6:20 PM IST

The governments demonetisation move, which pulled out 86 per cent of currency in circulation, has badly affected farmers as they have little cash to buy agri-inputs for winter crops and are even facing hardship in repaying crop loans. (Photo: Representational Image)

PMFBY: Govt testing modern tech for assessment of crop damage

Currently, the crop cutting experiment (CCE) the traditional random survey method is used to estimate crop yields of a...

5 Sept 2018 9:13 AM IST

Many farmers switched to new genetically-engineered cotton seeds which are resistant to a deadly pest called bollworm and produced far higher yields and healthier crops with less use of pesticides.

Maha seeks extension of deadline to apply for crop insurance

As the scheme is being implemented as per the Centre's guidelines, the state can't take any decision itself.

31 July 2017 7:28 PM IST