All farmers, including tenant farmers and sharecroppers growing notified crops in notified areas.

Farmers must have an insurable interest in the insured crops.

Farmers must possess a valid and authenticated land ownership certificate or a valid land tenure agreement.

The farmer must be a cultivator or sharecropper on the insured land.

Non-Notified Areas

PMFBY applies to notified areas, and crop losses in non-notified areas are generally not covered.

Farmers in areas not designated under the scheme may not receive compensation.

Losses Outside the Crop Cycle

Crop losses occurring outside the specified crop cycle are often excluded from coverage.