In 2022, the Indian state of Uttarakhand had the largest area of farmland covered under the Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme during the rabi season, reaching over four million hectares. It was followed by the states of Himachal Pradesh and Maharashtra.
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.
Total area insured under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in rabi season across India in 2022, by state
(in 1,000 hectares)
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Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (India), & Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. (December 1, 2023). Total area insured under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in rabi season across India in 2022, by state (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426759/india-area-insured-under-wbcis-in-rabi-season-by-state/
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (India), und Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. "Total area insured under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in rabi season across India in 2022, by state (in 1,000 hectares)." Chart. December 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426759/india-area-insured-under-wbcis-in-rabi-season-by-state/
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (India), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. (2023). Total area insured under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in rabi season across India in 2022, by state (in 1,000 hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426759/india-area-insured-under-wbcis-in-rabi-season-by-state/
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (India), and Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. "Total Area Insured under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in Rabi Season across India in 2022, by State (in 1,000 Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426759/india-area-insured-under-wbcis-in-rabi-season-by-state/
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (India) & Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Total area insured under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in rabi season across India in 2022, by state (in 1,000 hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426759/india-area-insured-under-wbcis-in-rabi-season-by-state/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Total area insured under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in rabi season across India in 2022, by state (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph], Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (India), & Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, December 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426759/india-area-insured-under-wbcis-in-rabi-season-by-state/
