(a) whether the Union Government have received any proposal from the State
Governments particularly from Government of Maharashtra to make changes in
the comprehensive crop Insurance Scheme;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which a final decision is likely to be taken by the Union
Government thereon?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
(SHRI SBPBK SATYANARAYANA RAO)
(a)&(b) Yes, Sir. Demands have been made from time to time by the
implementing States including Maharashtra for improving the scope and content of
Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme (CCIS). These demands include:
- Bringing more crops under the purview of CCIS.
- Extending its scope to cover non-loanee farmers.
- Lowering the unit area of Insurance. etc.
(c) On the basis of the demands of the States/UTs. Government of India has
already introduced the ‘National Agricultural Insurance Scheme’ (NAIS) from Rabi
1999-2000 in place of CCIS in the country. The new scheme covers all farmers
both loanee and non-loanee) and all crops (subject to availability of past yield
(data). The Scheme is required to be implemented at smaller unit of insurance i.e. at Gram Panchayat level within a period of three years subject to availability of yield data and capability to conduct crop cutting experiments.