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A Decade of PMFBY and the Future of Farmer Resilience
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18: India has always been, at its heart, an agrarian economy. For millions of families, agriculture is both livelihood and legacy, passed down through generations. Given the key role that farmers play in the growth of our nation, it is only natural that any conver
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Himachal CM congratulates HPSCBL for securing first position nationally in
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday congratulated the Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Limited (HPSCBL) for securing first place at the National level for the effective implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima
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PM Fasal Bima Yojana now covers wild animal, waterlogging damages: Shivraj
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The announcement will benefit thousands of farmers who had previously suffered losses due to these natural factors but were ineligible for insurance claims.
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Centre expands PM Fasal Bima Yojana to cover crop loss from wild animals a
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Announcing major relief for farmers, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said that, on the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, two significant categories of crop losses have now been included under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), which farmers
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Punjab floods: Centre renews push for crop insurance, asks state to join P
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sources in the ministry told ANI that Punjab's non-participation in the scheme has left farmers dependent only on state-funded relief, which is limited in scope and unable to cover widespread losses caused by natural calamities.
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Over 22 crore farmers receive Rs 1.83 lakh crore compensation under PMFBY
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Since its launch in 2016, the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has insured 78.41 crore farmer applications up to June 30, 2025.
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PM Modi lauds cabinet decisions, says first cabinet of 2025 dedicated to e
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Noting that the government is fully committed to furthering the welfare of farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the union cabinet's decision to continue Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and restructured weather-based Crop Insurance Scheme and extend the one-time speci
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Govt promoting holistic development of horticulture: Union minister
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday informed the Parliament that the Centre was promoting holistic development of horticulture through regionally differentiated programmes like the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture.
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UNDP India partners with Absolute to further sustainable agriculture pract
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Absolute®️, a leading bioscience company, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the government of India’s flagship Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana (PMFBY) and enhance the resilience of t
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Govt focuses on empowering farmers
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The PMFBY is aimed at giving farmers a simple and affordable crop insurance option to ensure comprehensive risk coverage for crops against all natural risks from pre-sowing to post-harvest and provide adequate claim amounts. The demand-driven scheme is available to all farmers.
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CPI MP Binoy Viswam writes to PM Modi to check irregularities in PM Fasal
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Binoy Viswam in a letter to Prime Minister said, "The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), launched as the flagship farm insurance scheme in 2016, was initiated to provide insurance protection to farmers against crop losses due to natural calamities."
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Andhra Pradesh returns under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, farmers to
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to rejoin the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) following talks between the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar and Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Mohan
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