Parliament Question: AgriStack and Crop Insurance Claims

O.I.H GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3715 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11th AUGUST, 2026 AGRISTACK AND CROP INSURANCE CLAIM 3715. Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram: Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke: Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृिष एवं िकसान क(cid:208)याण मं(cid:253)ी be pleased to state: (a) the details of the agricultural land in acres digitally mapped under the AgriStack initiative (Digital Ecosystem for Farmers) in the Latur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Ahilyanagar Parliamentary Constituencies of Maharashtra Identification Cards during the current year including the number of Digital Farmer identification cards (Farmer Identification) issued to farmers in the said districts; (b) the details of the integration of the said digital registry with local paddy and wheat procurement operations; (c) the estimated reduction in the time taken for the disbursement of crop insurance claims for settlement at the local level as a result of digital crop surveys; and (d) the steps taken by the Government to train village-level revenue officials in utilizing said centralized digital infrastructure along with the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृिष एवं िकसान क(cid:208)याण रा(cid:186)य मं(cid:253)ी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR) (a) As reported by the Government of Maharashtra, under the AgriStack project, the number of Farmer IDs generated and the agricultural land digitally mapped with farmer IDs in Latur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and Ahilyanagar districts are as follows: Parliamentary Constituency No. of Farmer Total Agricultural Land having IDs Farmer ID(Acre) Generated Latur 441161 1452254.73 Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar 556311 1623992.70 Ahilya Nagar 911669 2952610.53 (b) AgriStack provides wide range of digital services and scheme delivery and provisions for integrating the Farmer Registry with agricultural produce procurement operations. (c) As reported by Maharashtra, the Digital Crop Survey has been made mandatory under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) from this financial year 2026-27. (d) The Government of India conduct Capacity-building and training programmes for State/UTs' Master Trainers with continuous technical assistance for onboarding the farmers, system integration, and operationalisation of the digital platforms for AgriStack-enabled services. Thereafter, State officials further impart the Training to field-level officials. ****