Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, mentioned the revamped PMFBY revised the subsidy sharing pattern for north-eastern states from 50:50 to 90:10 between central and state governments. The premium sharing pattern for the remaining states and Union Territories is 50:50 topic to sure circumstances.
“At present, no proposal to revise the subsidy sharing pattern between Centre and states is under consideration of the government,” Tomar added.
PMFBY gives for complete threat insurance coverage towards crop injury due to non-preventable pure dangers from pre-sowing to post-harvest for the crops/areas notified by the state governments involved.
However, on the request of state governments, states have been allowed to notify the losses attributable to wild animals on particular person evaluation as add on cowl, holding in view the requirement of the state at their very own value, the minister mentioned.
Asked if hydrophilic crops are lined under the PMFBY, the minister mentioned hydrophilic crops the place the water stagnation is usually helpful for crops like paddy, jute, mesta are usually not lined under localised threat of inundation solely.
But these hydrophilic crops are eligible for claims towards the aforesaid remaining dangers/provisions, together with injury of crop reported within the yield estimation by crop reducing experiments under the scheme, he added.
Replying to a separate question, the minister mentioned 382 lakh hectare of gross cropped space has been insured under PMFBY throughout 2021-22, as per per information out there until March 9.