No state includes coconut under PMFBY or RWBCIS
The question asked whether coconut is covered under PMFBY across all states and if not, the reasons for exclusion, and whether the government plans to include coconut under PMFBY or introduce a dedicated scheme. The ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare answered.
Shri Shreyas M Patel (asked), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (answered)
- PMFBY covers food crops, oilseeds, and commercial/horticultural crops based on yield data and CCEs
- State Governments decide crop coverage under PMFBY or RWBCIS
- No State has notified coconut under PMFBY or RWBCIS
- Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS) administered by Coconut Development Board with AIC
- CPIS premium shared 50:25:25 (CDB:State:Farmer)
- CPIS covers losses from storms, cyclones, floods, pests, diseases, fires, earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, drought
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Document details
| Official title | Inclusion of Coconut under PMFBY |
| Source body | Parliament of India — Questions & Answers (Lok Sabha, starred) |
| Reference number | LS Q321 (Session 8) |
| Status | closed (question) |
| Year | 11.0 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |