1. Increasing coverage of Non Loanee farmer, Area
and Crops under PMFBY and use of Technology
2. Increasing coverage of Non-Loanee farmers
• Notification before commencement of season and timely
digitalization.
• Strengthening of Insurance companies infrastructure and personnel
• Better infrastructure at CSCs equipped with biometric instruments
& high bandwidth connectivity
• Engaging Indian Post Offices for enrollment
• Seamless working of National Crop Insurance Portal
• Better and efficient interface with CSC portal
• Engagement of trained manpower by ICs, CSC and Banks.
3. • Sharing best practices of data scrutiny and sanitization by Insurance
companies.
• To address reluctance of Nationalized and Cooperative Banks for non-
loanee enrolment.
• Budgetary provision for publicity and awareness creation activities-Both
by State govt and ICs.
• Better coordination among stakeholders.
• Notifying more crops in a phased manner.
• Transparency, Satisfaction level of farmers for claim settlements is key for
Increasing coverage of Non Loanee farmers Contd….
4. Use of Technology
• Use of remote sensing technology for resolving issues related to
Area discrepancy, Prevented Sowing and Local Perils
• Remote sensing and crop modelling for yield forecasting in case
of Mid-season adversity
• Identification and optimization of CCE plots using satellite
imageries
• Technological intervention for clustering and risk classification
using RST
• Handholding of State Remote Sensing Centres by MNCFC
• Setting up of a Nodal Agency at national Level
5. • Identification of flood and drought affected areas using RST
• Use of RST for defining seasonality of crops
• Devising specific mobile apps and use of Drones for capturing
first hand information of localized calamity and post harvest loss
• Use of smart phone and mobile app for capturing CCE data
• Auto-yield and claim calculation and transfer of claim through
DBT mode
• Capacity building f State Officials in ue of Technologies
• Linking of Land records with Crop Insurance Portal
Use of Technology Contd………..
6. Issues Requiring Attention
• The Crop Insurance Portal & CCE-Agri App to be firmed up
• Provision of “Exit” & “Penalty” Clause for defaulting companies etc.
• State’s to have more operational flexibility in deciding Cut-Off dates
• Provision of Administrative cost (@1% of Central Share)
• The programme should be operated on 60:40 (CS:SS) basis like all other
Centrally Sponsored Schemes. However, for J&K other hilly states it
should be 90:10.
• Incorporation of new risk scenarios in guideline i.e. Wind damage (Lodging),
Damage due to wild animals etc.
• CCE Form need to be redesigned and simplified by DES/NSSO.
7. LETS PUT OUR BEST EFFORT TO SUPPORT
FARMERS IN DISTRESS
Presentation by Group -II
