Sub-problem
Many farmers who insure never receive their policy documents
- National
Of paddy-growing households that insured in July–December 2018, 34.1 per cent reported receiving insurance documents; for wheat in January–June 2019 the share was 35.8 per cent. The Ministry of Agriculture later ran a doorstep policy-distribution drive, "Meri Policy Mere Haath". Evidence confidence: High for 2018-19.
This is the most specific entry on this branch of the catalogue. The evidence behind it is below.
Who is responsible
- Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare — Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare · Ministry or Department
- Crop insurance companies · Other responsible authority
Evidence and sources
- NSS Report No. 587: Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households and Land and Livestock Holdings of Households in Rural India, 2019 · Official data or datasetNational Statistical Office, September 2021. Highlights and Statements 4.9 (MSP awareness and sale), 4.11 (crop insurance), 4.12 (reasons for not insuring); indebtedness highlights (69.6% institutional, 20.5% moneylenders); technical advice highlights.
- States opting out from Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana — reply in Lok Sabha · Official statementMinistry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, 14 March 2023. Lists states that opted out, reasons for delayed claims, coverage of about 30% of gross cropped area in implementing states, and the 'Meri Policy Mere Haath' drive.
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