Dasari Srinivasa Rao Vijayawada

A two-day State-level training programme for master trainers on the implementation and strengthening of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) will be held at the Metropolitan Hotel near Benz Circle in Vijayawada on November 12 and 13.

Organised by the Agriculture Department, the programme aims to strengthen the crop insurance mechanism and create greater awareness among farmers about insurance coverage, claim procedures and the benefits of the scheme.

A total of 56 master trainers, two from each district, will participate in the training.

Agriculture Department Special Chief Secretary B Rajasekhar will inaugurate the programme along with Agriculture Director Dr Manazir Jeelani Samoon, Horticulture Director Dr K Srinivasulu and Director of Economics and Statistics B Gopal.

The training sessions will cover the implementation of yield-based and weather-based insurance, crop-cutting experiments for yield estimation, login procedures on the National Crop Insurance Portal, satellite-based yield estimation through the YES-TECH methodology, and claim settlement procedures and calculations.

Agriculture Director Dr Manazir Jeelani Samoon said representatives from ICRISAT, the Disaster Management Department, insurance companies, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and the State Agriculture and Horticulture departments would participate and share their expertise.