Centre's Crop Insurance Scheme: Insurers Gain, Farmers Loss?

Name: Centre's Crop Insurance Scheme: Insurers Gain, Farmers Loss?
Uploaded: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 21:30:45 +0530
Duration: T00H24M00S
Description: Government's crop insurance scheme is under the scanner after Centre for Science & Environment analysis claimed that insurance companies made profits worth 10,000 crore whereas 70% farmers are still waiting for their claims. On Reality Check we debate whether Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna is insurer's gain and farmers loss.

PUBLISHED ON: July 25, 2017 | Duration: 24 min, 00 sec

Government's crop insurance scheme is under the scanner after Centre for Science & Environment analysis claimed that insurance companies made profits worth 10,000 crore whereas 70% farmers are still waiting for their claims. On Reality Check we debate whether Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna is insurer's gain and farmers loss.