Lok Sabha Question No. 1000 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-22
Subject: Funds to Tamil Nadu for Crop Loss
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: PR. SENTHILNATHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1000 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  NOVEMBER, 2016

## FUNDS TO TAMIL NADU FOR CROP LOSS

1000.      SHRI  PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the total amount of compensation released to Tamil Nadu for dealing with crop loss due to heavy rains and flood as well as due to crop failures in the last three years, year-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has not sanctioned funds to Tamil Nadu even after the Central team submitted their reports on heavy damages to crops; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  S.S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a) to (c): Assistance  is  provided  to  farmers  from  State  Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) as per laid down procedure. The extant norms inter-alia  provide  for  assistance  to  the  farmers  in  the  form  of  Agriculture  input  subsidy(where crop loss is 33% and above) for damage caused due to notified natural calamities, i.e. cyclone, cloud burst, drought earthquake, tsunami, flood, hailstorm, landslide, avalanche, fire, pest attack cold wave/frost. Assistance under SDRF/NDRF provided is for immediate relief and not by way of compensation for the loss suffered. The year-wise details of  release of central share from SDRF and release of NDRF to  the State Government of Tamil Nadu during last three years and current year is given as under:

(Rs. In crores)

| Year    |   Central share of SDRF released |   Release from NDRF |
|---------|----------------------------------|---------------------|
| 2013-14 |                          376.19  |              453.87 |
| 2014-15 |                          133.795 |                0    |
| 2015-16 |                          643.045 |             1000    |
| 2016-17 |                          267.375 |              365.67 |

Crop  insurance  is  also  a  financial  tool  to  insure  the  crop  losses  on  payment  of admissible premium to the insurance company.  Under the crop insurance schemes, claims are paid  to  those  farmers  who  insure  their  crops  and  pay  premium  under  any  of  the  notified crop/area, notified by the concerned State Govt. Claims related to Tamil Nadu paid during the last      three  years  under  National  Agricultural  Insurance  Scheme  (NAIS),  Modified  National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (MNAIS) and Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS), is given as under:

(Rs. In crores)

| Year    |   NAIS |   MNAIS |   WBCIS |   Total |
|---------|--------|---------|---------|---------|
| 2013-14 | 466.06 |  161.74 |    5.11 |  632.91 |
| 2014-15 |  13.84 |    8.84 |    0    |   22.68 |
| 2015-16 |   7.84 |    0    |    0    |    7.84 |

Unseasonal Rain is not a calamity notified by the Central Government. However, as per the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) instructions dated 20 th March 2015, State-specific disasters within the local context which are not included in the GOI notified list of disasters, are eligible for assistance from SDRF subject to a ceiling of 10 percent of the funds available under the SDRF. This  flexibility  would  be  applicable  only  after  the  State  has  formally  listed  the  disasters  for inclusion and notified transparent norms and guidelines.

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