26 Feb 2022 ‘Meri Policy Mere Haath’ campaign
‘Meri Policy Mere Haath’ campaign – Today Current Affairs
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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi announced the launch of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana on 18 February 2016 in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh.
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That is, on February 18, the scheme completed 6 years and now it has successfully entered its 7th year of implementation with the upcoming Kharif 2022 season. The Hindu Analysis.
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In such a situation, the Government of India is going to start a door-to-door campaign to provide crop insurance policy to the farmers called ‘Meri Policy Mere Haath’ campaign.
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Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana is a flagship scheme of the Government of India. Its objective is to provide financial assistance through insurance to farmers suffering crop loss due to natural calamities. Today Current Affairs.
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In this, the share between the states and the central government in the subsidy on premium is 50-50%, while in Northeast India it is in the ratio of 90:10. So far more than 36 crore farmers have been insured under this.
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According to the government, till February 4, 2022, claims of more than Rs 1,07,059 crore have been paid under this scheme.
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Some of the salient features of the scheme include PMFBY’s National Crop Insurance Portal (NCIP), a crop insurance mobile app for quick enrollment of farmers, a subsidy release module, remittance of farmer premium through NCIP, etc.
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The scheme has been able to provide financial assistance to vulnerable farmers, as about 85 percent of the farmers enrolled in it are small and marginal farmers.
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In the year 2020, a lot of changes were made in this scheme according to the convenience of the farmers. Under the change, farmers can register their complaints within 72 hours of any incident. The Hindu Analysis.
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Farmers can also give this information on their crop insurance app. Apart from this, one can also go to the CSC center or the nearest Agriculture Officer. Along with this, arrangements have been made to pay the loss online in the bank accounts of the farmers.
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A ‘Meri Policy Mere Haath’ campaign has been launched to further encourage the voluntary participation of farmers. Under this, a door-to-door distribution campaign will be conducted to provide crop insurance policies to the farmers in all the states where it is applicable.
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The objective of the campaign is to ensure that all farmers are well informed about their policies, land records, claim process and grievance redressal under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.
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