Panchayat-level Mausam Seva
▪ Launched on: October 24, 2024, by the IMD in partnership with the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and supported by civil society groups like Kisan Sanchar and Green Alerts Mausam Seva.
▪ Purpose: To deliver daily weather (Temperature, rainfall, relative humidity, wind speed and
direction, and cloud cover) forecasts at the Gram Panchayat level for nearly all (~260,000)
panchayats in India.
▪ It is integrated with Mission Mausam.
Mission Mausam
▪ Mission Mausam is a comprehensive program to modernize India’s weather and climate
monitoring infrastructure, focusing on advanced technologies for atmospheric observations and
data analysis
▪ Ministry/Department: Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and India Meteorological Department (IMD).
▪ Vision-2047 Alignment: Complementing the IMD Vision-2047 roadmap for climate adaptation and resilience.
India Meteorological Department (IMD)
▪ It was established in 1875.
▪ It is the principal government agency in all matters relating to meteorology and allied subjects.
▪ It is under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
▪ Launched in 2016
▪ It is a Central Sector Scheme designed to offer financial protection to farmers against crop losses caused by natural disasters, pests, or diseases.
▪ Purpose: Comprehensive crop insurance from pre-sowing to post-harvest period
▪ Implementing Agency: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) and the concerned State.
▪ As of 2023–24, PMFBY became the world’s largest crop insurance scheme in terms of the
number of farmers enrolled and land area covered.
▪ Eligibility: All farmers including sharecroppers and tenant farmers growing the notified crops in the notified areas are eligible for coverage.
▪ Nature: Demand-driven scheme and is voluntary for the States as well as farmers
