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PMFBY Crop Loss Cover for Wild Animal Attacks

19 November 20251 min read
AGRICULTURE & RURALPMFBY Crop LossCover for WildAnimal Attacks19 November 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

In November 2025 the Union Agriculture Ministry finalised how losses from wild animal attacks and paddy inundation will be paid under PMFBY, answering a long-standing farmer demand.

Key facts

  • Wild animal damage becomes the fifth add-on cover under Localised Risk, effective kharif 2026.
  • States must notify the animals responsible and the vulnerable districts or insurance units, using past data.
  • Farmers report a loss within 72 hours on the Crop Insurance app, uploading geotagged photographs.

Who gains

States with severe human-wildlife conflict, such as Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and the north-eastern states.

Exam angle

  • Scheme: PMFBY; reporting window: 72 hours.

Test yourself

1. Within how many hours must farmers report crop loss from wild animal attacks under the new PMFBY add-on cover?

Losses must be reported within 72 hours through the Crop Insurance app.

2. Wild animal attacks became which numbered add-on cover in PMFBY's Localised Risk category?

The notes call it the fifth add-on cover under Localised Risk.

3. From which season does the PMFBY cover for wild animal damage take effect?

It is effective from the 2026 kharif season.

This topic is part of Daily Current Affairs 19 November 2025 (15 topics).

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