The state is to give details, among other things, of the subsidy offered on the crop insurance premium, the notified area under cultivation, crops for which the insurance is applicable, and the insurance policy offered. The direction to the state came in connection with a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the farmers’ union Bharatiya Kisan Sangh against the PMFBY. The PIL stated that farmers were being forced to go for PMFBY which was causing them to be financially exploited. The PIL further argued that the farmers who were mandatorily brought under PMFBY were given no details about the type of crop insurance, what damages it covers and so on. One of the major objections against the PMFBY was that the insurance cover was extended only for notified crops in notified areas.

Source: dna April 05, 2018 00:56 UTC