What happened
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare announced that the Crop Loss Assessment App (CLAP), a digital mobile application, has been developed to streamline and improve the efficiency of crop loss assessments. The government also stated that the use of CLAP has been made mandatory for all States and Union Territories for crop loss assessment under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
Background and earlier position
PMFBY involves crop loss assessments for localized calamities and post-harvest losses to support insurance-related payouts. In practice, assessment quality and timelines are critical because they determine the reliability and speed of claim processing at farm and land-parcel level. Within this administrative chain, the government has now introduced a dedicated mobile application for assessment workflows.
What changed now
The government made CLAP compulsory for all States and Union Territories under PMFBY. CLAP’s stated purpose is to support assessment of localized calamities and post-harvest losses for individual farms and land parcels, using a digital mobile application to improve efficiency and streamline assessment.
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