Govt readies farm safety net with banks, insurers as El Nino loomsThe government is enhancing financial safety nets for rural families. This initiative aims to cushion the impact of El Nino on farming. Eff...
Govt leaving no stone unturned to make farmers' lives easier: Prime Minister ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi states farmers are vital for India's food security. The government is actively working to improve farmers' liv...
Agriculture Ministry's FY27 budget at Rs 1.4 lakh crore a five-fold jump from 2013-14 levelThe Modi government has five-folded the agriculture ministry budget to Rs 1.4 lakh crore for 2026-27. Over 3,000 climate-resistant crop var...
12 years of PM Modi: Bold reforms, decisive decisions and political turning pointsAfter 12 years at the helm, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reflects on a transformative journey filled with key reforms that have altered Ind...
Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
Bengal to align with Ayushman Bharat from today, says CM Suvendu Adhikari after first cabinet meetSuvendu Adhikari announced that West Bengal will align with Ayushman Bharat and implement several flagship central schemes following the fi...
Centre to release Rs 3,200 crore Crop Insurance to 30 lakh farmers affected by natural disastersThe Central government is set to release ₹3,200 crore as the first installment of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, benefiting approxim...
Telangana govt rejoins PM Fasal Bima Yojana scheme to safeguard farmersThe Telangana government has decided to rejoin the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) scheme to provide crop insurance to farmers. Ch...
Meera Mohanty appointed as JS in PMO, Ritesh Chauhan will be CEO, PM Fasal Bima YojanaMohanty has been appointed as the Joint Secretary, PMO for a combined tenure up to May 1, 2022 by temporarily upgrading the post of directo...
Centre to share premium subsidy for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana for North eastern statesPraising Prime Minister Modi’s vision to provide financial security to the farmers of India from vagaries of nature and to secure their har...
'Fasal Bima Yojana' increased coverage, mitigated risk and benefitted crores of farmers: PM ModiThe crop insurance scheme launched by the government has benefitted crores of farmers by mitigating farming risks against the vagaries of n...
Govt working to make Fasal Bima Yojna more beneficial: Narendra Singh TomarOver 10 crore Soil Health Cards have already been alloted, he said, adding work on alloting 9.82 crore cards in the second phase is underwa...
In poll season, govt fast-tracks farm insurance payments, makes mechanism more user friendlyIn major agri states like UP, Rajasthan and Gujarat, insurance companies have already settled 90 per cent of claims
Government to fast-track 'Fasal Bima Yojana' with new professional teamPMFBY was launched in 2016 under which farmers pay very nominal premium and get full claim for damages. The scheme is being implemented in ...
Govt proposes to increase coverage under Fasal Bima YojanaAs per the current scheme, the government had allotted Rs 5,500 crore under crop insurance for both Rabi and Kharif products.
Bihar agrees to implement Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima YojanaEarlier, state government had made a plea before the centre to extend the financial support to meet the state share in this scheme.
Government aims to bring 50% farmers under PMFBY in next few yearsGovernment is targeting to double the insurance coverage under crop insurance through Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in a couple of years.