KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF MEMBER FARMERS OF GRAM PANCHAYAT TOWARDS PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA
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2020
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND
Abstract
Agriculture sector in India faces the risk of loss due to draughts, floods
and other natural calamities and thereby it is imperative to protect farmers form any
kind of loss and enable them to maintain their financial position for the next crop
season. Agriculture and allied activities are of the most important sectors of Indian
economy and accounts for nearly 16 per cent of India’s gross domestic product (GDP)
and provides employment to about half of the workforce of the country. Realizing the
importance of agriculture sector various schemes have been launched by government
since independence in the interest of farmers of the country. The recently launched
scheme is the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY), which is a kind of a “One
nation-One scheme” launched in the year 2016. PMFBY provides a widespread
insurance cover against failure of the crops and helps in stabilizing the income of the
insured farmers. Considering the scanty researches and prevailing facts about present
study, an effort in this direction was made by planning and conducting a study on
“Knowledge and Attitude of Member Farmers of Gram Panchayat towards Pradhan
Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana” was undertaken with the following objectives.