The Central government is set to release ₹3,200 crore as the first installment of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, benefiting approxim...

Under the scheme, comprehensive risk coverage for crops against all non-preventable natural risks -- from pre-sowing to post-harvest stages...

All farmers growing notified crops in notified areas are eligible for coverage under the scheme voluntarily," Union Agriculture Minister Sh...

The Telangana government has decided to rejoin the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) scheme to provide crop insurance to farmers. Ch...

The horticulture sector faces many production challenges that stop it from realising its full potential, such as small operational landhold...

As per the MoU, UNDP will provide responsive, demand-driven technical assistance for effective implementation of agriculture credit and cro...

Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said the revamped PMFBY revised the subsidy sharing patte...

Mohanty has been appointed as the Joint Secretary, PMO for a combined tenure up to May 1, 2022 by temporarily upgrading the post of directo...

Agriculture minister Atul Bora said that district Agricultural Officers of the State has to take the responsibility to achieve the target f...

Praising Prime Minister Modi’s vision to provide financial security to the farmers of India from vagaries of nature and to secure their har...

Presenting the Budget for 2020-21, Sitharaman said the government is proposing a 16-point action plan to boost agriculture and farmers' wel...

About 67% of the 6,000 farmers surveyed by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India had no idea about government-run crop insurance sch...

The chief minister said that it was for the first time that the farmers were also getting compensation for low yield.

Farmers who are yet to enrol for Aadhaar are required to get one. The state governments will have to arrange or offer enrolment facilities ...

The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana provides crop insurance and the Start Up India/Stand Up India is for fostering entrepreneurship.

Earlier, state government had made a plea before the centre to extend the financial support to meet the state share in this scheme.

Government is targeting to double the insurance coverage under crop insurance through Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in a couple of years.