Farmers eligible for getting crop insurance: All farmers growing notified crops in a notified area during the season who have insurable interest in the crop are eligible.

1.1. COMPULSORY COVERAGE: The enrolment under the scheme, subject to possession of insurable interest on the cultivation of the notified crop in the notified area, shall be compulsory for following categories of farmers:

1.1.2. Farmers in the notified area who possess a Crop Loan account/KCC account (called as Loanee Farmers) to whom credit limit is sanctioned/renewed for the notified crop during the crop season.

AND

1.1.3. Such other farmers whom the Government may decide to include from time to time.

1.2. VOLUNTARY COVERAGE: Voluntary coverage may be obtained by all farmers not covered in 1.1 above, including Crop KCC/Crop Loan Account holders whose credit limit is not renewed.