The Ministry of Agriculture & Family Welfare (MoAFW) on March 23, 2023, issued a notification regarding the launch of DigiClaim for claim disbursal through the National Crop Insurance Portal (NCIP).
The following has been stated namely: -
• National Crop Insurance Portal’s digitized claim settlement module namely DigiClaim was launched under the ambit of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
• Claims will be disbursed electronically, which will benefit the respective farmers.
• Farmers’ claims will be processed directly to their respective bank accounts in a transparent and accountable manner. This technology has been enabled through the integration of the National Crop Insurance Portal (NCIP) and the Public Finance Management System (PFMS).
• This would directly impact the claim reversal ratio, which is expected to go down with DigiClaim.
• Another noteworthy feature of this digital advancement is that farmers would be able to track the claim settlement process on their mobile phones in real-time and avail the scheme’s benefits.
[Release iD: 1909895]
