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New initiatives to boost ‘Crop Insurance’
March 6 , 2024
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- The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare launched three new initiatives to bolster crop insurance and help the overall farming community in India.
- They are
- Kisan Rakshak Helpline 14447 and Portal
- Agri-Insurance Sandbox Framework Platform SARTHI and
- Learning Management System (LMS) Platform
- KRPH 14447 platform provides multilingual support, enabling transparent communication and real-time resolution of grievances related to compensation delays and insurance queries.
- SARTHI Platform aims to provide a comprehensive suite of insurance products including government’s subsidised PMFBY, tailored explicitly for farmers and rural India.
- The name SARTHI stands for Sandbox for Agricultural and Rural Security, Technology, and Insurance.
- The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), launched in 2016, is the government sponsored crop insurance scheme for farmers.
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