Lok Sabha Question No. 998 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-22
Subject: Drought Relief
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 998

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  NOVEMBER, 2016

## DROUGHT RELIEF

998.   SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

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

- (a) the number and details of blocks in the various districts of Uttar Pradesh identified as drought prone areas;
- (b) whether drought mitigation measures have been implemented by the Government during the last five years as part of the National Disaster Mitigation Plan in Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  assistance  has  been  provided  to  Purvanchal  region  of  Uttar  Pradesh through  the  Backward  Region  Grants  Funds  for  drought  mitigation  measures  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) the details of various departments/agencies/boards at State and Central levels which are involved in the drought mitigation measures; and
- (e) whether the Government is implementing various schemes to provide assistance to the drought affected States and if so, the details thereof?

## 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) & (b): The  State  Government  is  primarily responsible for taking necessary  relief measures in the wake of natural calamities including drought and flood. For undertaking relief measures,  funds  are  available  with  the  State  Government  in  the  form  of  State  Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). Additional financial assistance, over and above SDRF, is considered from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for natural calamities of severe nature and is approved on the basis of Memorandum received from State Government, in accordance with established procedure.

Administrative districts in Uttar Pradesh frequently affected by drought, as intimated by the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research  (ICAR),  are  Allahabad,  Banda,  Hamirpur,  Jalaun,  Jhansi,  Mirzapur  and  Varanasi. Drought  Mitigation  measures  in  Uttar  Pradesh  are  undertaken  by  the  State  Government  in consonance   with   the   Crop  Contingency  Plans  (CCPs) prepared  by  CRIDA  for all the 75

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districts of Uttar Pradesh.

(c): As intimated by NITI Aayog, no package for Purvanchal region has been provided through Backward Region Grants Funds for drought mitigation.

(d) & (e): Other  measures  being  taken  to  combat  drought  situation  include  intervention under following schemes:

- (i) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY).
- (ii)    Flexible allocation under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and other Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
- (iii) National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture.
- (iv) Rainfed Area Development Programme.
- (v) On Farm Water Management (OFWM) Programme.
- (vi) Soil Health Management.
- (vii) Climate Change & Sustainable Agriculture Modeling & Networking (CCSAMN).
- (viii) Formulation & launching of Sub-Mission of Agroforestry.
- (ix) National Food Security Mission (NFSM).
- (x) Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI).

A  number  of  Ministries/Departments  in  the  Government  of  India  are  also  implementing various  schemes/programmes  towards  mitigation  of  drought.  These  include  Ministries  of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Power, Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Women & Child Development, the       Departments of  Food  &  Public  Distribution,  Land  Resources,  Rural  Development,  School  Education  & Literacy and NITI Aayog etc.

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