AN ANALYSIS OF PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA (PMFBY): A CASE STUDY OF DAKSHINA KANNADA

The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY): a case study of Dakshina Kannada. The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), launched by the Indian government in 2016, represents a significant intervention aimed at providing wide-ranging crop insurance to farmers against non-preventable natural risks, thus stabilizing the income of the agriculture sector and encouraging farmers towards innovative farming practices. The objectives of the study are to know about the status of PMFBY at the national and state levels and to suggest policy measures to cover a larger number of agriculturalists under PMFBY. The present study is based on secondary source of data and the scope of the study is to motivate farmers to implement cutting-edge and contemporary farming techniques. The study covered only the position of the PMFBY at the national, state, and Dakshina Kannada levels for small and medium farmers and agriculturalists. KEY WORDS: Farmers, Agricultural. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Insurance.