TNPSC Thervupettagam

Claim settlement under PMFBY

May 14 , 2025 15 hrs 0 min 20 0
  • Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), India's flagship crop insurance, scheme was launched on February 18, 2016.
  • The PMFBY and the Restructured Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) data shows that 97 per cent of all reported claims have been settled across India.
  • Goa, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu have achieved the full claim settlement under the schemes.
  • In contrast, Tripura, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, and Sikkim trail at the bottom.
  • Their settlement rates range from 91 per cent to just 51 per cent.
  • Andhra Pradesh has emerged as the State with the highest shortfall in crop insurance payouts, with farmers still awaiting claims worth 1,842 crore.

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