Approximately 0.3 million Indian farmers were insured under the Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme for Rabi crops in fiscal year 2015. This was a decrease compared to the previous year. The number of farmers insured under the scheme had observed a decline starting from fiscal year 2013.
Number of Indian farmers insured under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WCIS) for Rabi crops from financial year 2013 to 2015
(in millions)
Rabi or winter crops are sown in mid-November and harvested in spring between Aprila and May in India. Wheat, oats, barleya are examples of cereals which are Rabi crops.
Note: India's financial year begins in April and ends in March. For example, FY 2016 started in April 2015 and ended in March 2016.
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IRDA (India). (December 15, 2016). Number of Indian farmers insured under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WCIS) for Rabi crops from financial year 2013 to 2015 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/657868/farmers-insured-for-rabi-crops-under-wbcis-india/
IRDA (India). "Number of Indian farmers insured under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WCIS) for Rabi crops from financial year 2013 to 2015 (in millions)." Chart. December 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657868/farmers-insured-for-rabi-crops-under-wbcis-india/
IRDA (India). (2016). Number of Indian farmers insured under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WCIS) for Rabi crops from financial year 2013 to 2015 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657868/farmers-insured-for-rabi-crops-under-wbcis-india/
IRDA (India). "Number of Indian Farmers Insured under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (Wcis) for Rabi Crops from Financial Year 2013 to 2015 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657868/farmers-insured-for-rabi-crops-under-wbcis-india/
IRDA (India), Number of Indian farmers insured under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WCIS) for Rabi crops from financial year 2013 to 2015 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657868/farmers-insured-for-rabi-crops-under-wbcis-india/ (last visited August 08, 2022)
