Rajasthan High Court Directs Cooperative Bank To Pay PMFBY Insurance To Farmers, Says They Cannot Suffer Due To Data Entry Error The Rajasthan High Court has ordered the Nagaur Central Cooperative Bank to pay insurance compensation to farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) despite a data entry error. The court ruled that farmers should not be penalized for mistakes made by the cooperative society in uploading information to the National Crop Insurance Portal (NCIP). The decision came after farmers claimed they had suffered crop losses in 2020 but were denied insurance payouts due to an incorrect entry of the Patwar Area name. The court’s bench, led by Justice Kuldeep Mathur, was hearing petitions from farmers who had not received their insurance claims despite submitting valid claims. The cooperative bank had previously sought to quash an order from a High Level Committee that mandated the payment of insurance money to the farmers. The farmers, who were members of a cooperative society, had opted for PMFBY insurance. However, when they filed claims after crop failure, it was discovered that the cooperative society had mistakenly entered the Patwar Area name on the NCIP. Farmers argued that they should not be held accountable for the error, as they had no control over the data entry process. The court had earlier directed the formation of a high-level committee, which ruled in favor of the farmers and ordered the bank to disburse the insurance amount. The bank challenged this order, claiming its role under PMFBY was limited to acting as an intermediary and that it was not responsible for verifying the accuracy of data provided by the cooperative society.#rajasthan_high_court #nagaur_central_cooperative_bank #pradhan_mantri_fasal_bima_yojna #national_crop_insurance_portal
