Andhra Pradesh govt. extends crop insurance schemes for 2026-27 agricultural year
The Andhra Pradesh government has extended the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and the Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) for the 2026-27
The Andhra Pradesh government has extended the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and the Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) for the 2026-27 agricultural year, covering both kharif 2026 and rabi 2026-27 seasons, Agriculture Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu has said. In a statement on Tuesday, the Minister said the agriculture and cooperation departments had issued orders to continue the schemes for another year to provide financial protection to farmers against crop losses caused by natural calamities, adverse weather conditions and other unforeseen events.
He appealed to all eligible owner cultivators, tenant farmers and sharecroppers cultivating notified crops in notified areas to enrol within the prescribed deadlines. Atchannaidu said the existing opt-out system for loanee farmers would also continue. Farmers who have availed seasonal crop loans or renewed Kisan Credit Card (KCC) limits will be automatically covered unless they submit a written opt-out declaration at least seven days before the enrolment deadline. The non-loanee farmers can voluntarily enrol by submitting the required land and bank documents along with a self-declaration of cultivation.
Deadlines For PMFBY, the enrolment deadline is July 31 for all notified kharif crops except paddy, for which the last date is August 15. During the rabi season, the deadlines are December 15 for all crops except paddy and December 31 for paddy. Under RWBCIS, kharif enrolment closes on July 15, while the rabi deadlines are November 15 for cashew and December 15 for tomato. The Minister said registrations can be completed through banks, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies, Common Service Centres, authorised insurance companies, the Crop Insurance Portal and the Crop Insurance mobile application.
While the Centre has mandated an AgriStack Farmer ID for enrolment, the State has requested an exemption and, pending a decision, registrations will continue using the existing Farmer ID system. he said.
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