In 2022, the Indian state of Maharashtra had the highest number of farmers covered under the Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme during the kharif season, reaching over 88 thousand. It was followed by the states of Uttarakhand and Kerala.
WBCIS aims to provide insurance protection to farmers against adverse weather conditions like deficit and excess rainfall, high or low temperature, humidity, etc., which can negatively impact crop production.
Number of farmers covered under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in kharif season across India in 2022, by state
(in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (India), & Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. (December 1, 2023). Number of farmers covered under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in kharif season across India in 2022, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426750/india-farmers-covered-under-wbcis-in-kharif-season-by-state/
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (India), und Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. "Number of farmers covered under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in kharif season across India in 2022, by state (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426750/india-farmers-covered-under-wbcis-in-kharif-season-by-state/
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (India), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. (2023). Number of farmers covered under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in kharif season across India in 2022, by state (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426750/india-farmers-covered-under-wbcis-in-kharif-season-by-state/
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (India), and Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. "Number of Farmers Covered under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in Kharif Season across India in 2022, by State (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426750/india-farmers-covered-under-wbcis-in-kharif-season-by-state/
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (India) & Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Number of farmers covered under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in kharif season across India in 2022, by state (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426750/india-farmers-covered-under-wbcis-in-kharif-season-by-state/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of farmers covered under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in kharif season across India in 2022, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (India), & Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, December 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426750/india-farmers-covered-under-wbcis-in-kharif-season-by-state/
