(a) whether the Government proposes to implement a Crop Insurance Scheme for all Cash
Crops and Spices;
(b) if so, the details of the scheme envisaged and the crops proposed to be covered;
(c) whether the Government proposes to bear a part/whole of the premium for such insurance cover;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the time by which the proposed scheme is likely to be implemented?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY(SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH)
(a)to (e): Weather (Rainfall) Insurance Scheme as a risk management support for coffee
growers has been implemented since 2007-08. The scheme covers small coffee growers having
plantations only up to a size of 10 hectares. Maximum sum insured per hectare for Robusta
and Arabica is at Rs.20,000/- and Rs.30,000/- respectively. The premium is shared on 50:50
basis between the growers and the Government. Crop Insurance Scheme for the growers of tea,
rubber, tobacco and spices (chillies, cardamom, ginger, pepper and turmeric) is under
consideration of the Government.