Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has begun the use of Artificial Intelligence on a pilot basis for crop cutting and yield estimation under its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. The move is aimed at cutting down the cost of farming while increasing productivity. It is also aimed at ensuring better prices for farmers. Using AI in Agriculture is a significant departure from the traditional farming practiced in the country since ages that have resulted in low yields and excessive dependency on monsoon rains which has kept Indian farming at subsistence level. And the failure of monsoon in the country has often resulted in the failure of farming and suicides of farmers. But the use of cutting edge technologies like Artificial Intelligence may help Indian farmers to choose the right crop and minimize the risks.