digital agriculture mission
The Government of India has approved the Digital Agriculture Mission, aimed at creating a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for agriculture. This initiative includes the Agri Stack, which consists of foundational registries such as Geo-Referenced Village Maps, Crop Sown Registry, and Farmers Registry. As of August 2025, over 7 million Farmer
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
As of June 30, 2025, 78.407 crore farmer applications have been insured under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana since its launch in 2016, with 22.667 crore farmers receiving claims totaling Rs. 1.83 lakh crores. The government has implemented various measures to enhance transparency and efficiency in
CROPIC
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has introduced CROPIC, a digital application under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), designed to collect geotagged photographs of crops to assess their health and damage. This initiative aims to enhance crop insurance management and disaster response through real-time data collection. Additionally,
PMFBY
The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY), launched in Kharif 2016, has seen a 32% increase in farmer enrollment from 3.17 crore in 2022-23 to 4.19 crore in 2024-25. The scheme aims to provide crop insurance to various farmer categories, including tenant and marginal farmers. The government has
CROPIC
CROPIC (Collection of Real Time Observations and Photographs of Crops) is a digital application launched under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) aimed at enhancing crop health monitoring and damage assessment. The app collects geotagged photographs from farmers and field coordinators to validate insured crops and assess damage from