(a) whether the Union Government have been paying its crop-insurance share to
States well in time;
(b) if not, the reasons therefor; and
(c) the details of amount paid during the current year to each State, State-wise?
(a) whether the Union Government have been paying its crop-insurance share to
States well in time;
(b) if not, the reasons therefor; and
(c) the details of amount paid during the current year to each State, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI SHRIPAD Y. NAIK)
(a)&(b): Under Crop Insurance, funds are not released to the States by the
Government. The Central Government releases the funds to the Implementing Agency
(IA) for meeting Government of India’s share towards indemnity claims etc.
(c): State-wise amount of claims paid by the Implementing Agency during the year
2000-2001 is annexed.
Annexure
(Rs. in lakhs)
S.No. Season State Claims Paid GOI Share
1. Kharif 1996 Andhra Pradesh 17.82 11.88
2. Kharif 1997 Andhra Pradesh 61.46 40.97
3. Maharashtra 1315.87 877.25
4. Rabi 1997-98 Bihar 2.12 1.41
5. Karnataka 15.89 10.59 6. Kharif 1998 A & N Island 0.91 0.61
7 Bihar 236.17 157.45
8. Gujarat 232.11 154.74
9. Madhya Pradesh 2045.57 1363.71 10. Maharashtra 0.12 0.08 11. Rabi 1998-99 Andhra Pradesh 164.62 109.75 12. Maharashtra 0.92 0.61 13. Orissa 282.52 188.35 14. West Bengal 89.41 59.61 15. Kharif 1999 Andhra Pradesh 6173.32 4115.55 16. A & N Island 0.29 0.20 17. Assam 0.11 0.07 18. Bihar 88.21 58.81 19. Gujarat 27307.35 18204.90 20. Karnataka 963.07 642.05 21. Kerala 37.44 24.96 22. Madhya Pradesh 426.25 284.16 23. Maharashtra 587.35 391.57 24. Orissa 6654.24 4436.16 25. Pondicherry 0.41 0.27 26. Tamilnadu 1.91 1.27 27. West Bengal 249.22 166.15 28. ECIS - Rabi 1997-98 Karnataka 799.82 639.85 Total 47754.50 31942.98