{"id":8328,"date":"2020-03-01T10:14:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T10:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=8328"},"modified":"2020-03-01T10:14:38","modified_gmt":"2020-03-01T10:14:38","slug":"revamping-of-the-crop-insurance-schemes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/revamping-of-the-crop-insurance-schemes\/","title":{"rendered":"Revamping of the Crop Insurance Schemes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Union Cabinet has approved revamping of &#8220;Pradhan\nMantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)&#8221; and &#8220;Restructured Weather Based\nCrop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)&#8221; to address the existing challenges in\nimplementation of Crop Insurance Schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Centre has slashed its share of the premium subsidy from\nthe current 50% to just 25% in irrigated areas and 30% for unirrigated areas.\nFarmers pay a fixed share of the premium: 2% of the sum insured for Kharif\ncrops, 1.5% for rabi crops and 5% for cash crops. Currently, the Centre and\nState split the balance of the premium equally. However, the revamp now reduces\nthe burden on the Centre and increases the share of States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Union Cabinet has approved revamping of &#8220;Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)&#8221; and &#8220;Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)&#8221; to address the existing challenges in implementation of Crop Insurance Schemes. 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