Increasing coverage of Non Loanee farmer, Area and Crops under PMFBY and use of Technology

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.

Increasing coverage of Non Loanee farmers Contd…. 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 increase in enrollment

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

Use of Technology Contd……….. 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

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.

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