• ‘Meri Policy Mere Haath’ campaign was launched recently in Hassan, Karnataka.

• The campaign is part of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.
• It is aimed at motivating all farmers in the country to insure their crops.
• Under this program, every farmer who has taken insurance under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) will get the policy documents at their doorstep.
• The campaign empowers the farmers through crop insurance awareness and by bringing the insurance policy to their doorsteps.
• The campaign will also help in increasing the direct communication between the farmers and insurance companies.

About Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana:

• It is in line with the One Nation – One Scheme theme- It replaced National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) and Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (MNAIS).
• Launched in 2016.
• Coverage: All food & oilseed crops and annual commercial/horticultural crops for which past yield data is available.
• Premium: The prescribed premium is 2% to be paid by farmers for all Kharif crops and 1.5% for all rabi crops. In the case of annual commercial and horticultural crops, the premium is 5%.