Are crop insurance schemes working? CAG report reveals

Multiple gaps in implementation of crop insurance schemes may have compromised their purpose of benefitting farmers

Panel set up to review crop insurance recommends agriculture insurance Act

Insurance companies should be allocated districts for minimum three years, instead of one season, to remove uncertainties, says panel headed by P …

Interview: Radha Mohan Singh, Union Minister of Agriculture

Radha Mohan Singh, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare talks about a contingency plan to tackle the current drought and new crop …

Meagre payments, reluctant states mar Modi’s flagship crop insurance scheme

10 million farmers have dropped out of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in just a year

Few takers for ambitious crop insurance scheme

Only four percent more farmers have opted for crop insurance despite  government’s targets for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

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Why Andhra Pradesh’s Arogya Raksha Health Scheme has been a failure

From high premium to the scheme being voluntary, here is a roundup of the reasons

Ghana targets bringing a million fisherfolk under insurance cover

The nationwide rollout will cover all the landing beaches across the fishing communities in the country. The scheme was launched on December 1, 2015

Strings attached

Cashless health insurance now restricted

No insurance against fraud

Private weather forecasting agencies are prone to fudging data in the absence of a regulatory authority

Mental health insurance likely to reduce stigma

Many suffering from mental disorders avoid treatment due to the stigma attached but IRDA's directive asking insurance companies to provide …

Need to address impact of extreme weather events on crops

There is a lot the government can do to assist farmers to cope with climate-induced farming problems

Crop insurance scheme hits premium hurdle

Farmers may not benefit from the new scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, in the current season, as states are reluctant to implement it. …

Finally, a US revolt on drug price

American legislators are trying to enact new laws to force the pharma industry to explain pricing of specialty drugs

Centre’s crop insurance scheme not good enough; Bihar launches its own plan for farmers

Bihar State Crop Assistance Scheme will ensure that farmers have enough money for next crop cycle if their current crop is destroyed by natural …

How is Centre making skewed projections to show success of agri-insurance scheme?

The non-loanee farmers from Maharashtra, Kerala and Telangana are shown in loanee category to project the insurance scheme as a success

Industry pushes for hybrid insurance model to achieve universal health coverage

Experts believe with implementation of the plan, India's health care would largely depend on the private sector

Insurance companies have not paid 83% of farmers' claims

As farmers' protests demanding loan waiver pick up across the country, there are other people who owe them huge amount of money: the insurance …

Farmers protest forceful insurance premium deduction in Haryana

Farmers are confronting bank officials against premium deduction without their consent for the current Rabi season under Pradhan Mantri Fasal …

HIV positive people in Sri Lanka to now get health coverage

Four insurance firms will bear HIV-related medical costs; move aimed at increasing access to treatment

All health conditions should get insurance cover, except maternity, infertility: IRDAI

The authority recommends uniformity in health insurance policies to ensure the beneficiaries are not misguided or cheated based on technicalities

Money will not be a problem for Modicare: CEO, Ayushman Bharat

Indu Bhushan, CEO of Ayushman Bharat says government is trying to put systems in place which can help in spending money effectively

Ayushman Bharat: What PM did not tell in the last I-Day speech of his tenure

There are chances that the scheme will just see a formal launch on September 25 and won’t be rolled out across the country

Centre admits challenges in implementing PMFBY, seeks robust system to assess crop loss

Failure to forecast rainfall and other weather events hinders assessment of crop loss and delays payment of insurance claims

Is government manipulating agriculture data?

Government’s policy decisions and ground reports are in conflict with official data on sowing, production and agriculture insurance