Lok Sabha Question No. 1815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Damage to Crops by Unseasonal Rains and Hailstorms
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUDHEER GUPTA, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, ABHISHEK SINGH, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, P.R. SUNDARAM, YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., T. RADHAKRISHNAN, ANWHAR RAAJHAA, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1815

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  6 TH  MARCH, 2018

## DAMAGE TO CROPS BY UNSEASONAL RAINS AND HAILSTORMS

1815.  KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI A. ANWHAR RAAJHAA:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether unseasonal rains and hailstorms have damaged a large quantum of standing Rabi  crops  such  as  wheat,  chana,  jowar  and  bajra  besides  high  value  horticulture  crops recently  in  several  parts  of  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  including Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra;
- (b) whether the Government has received proposal from the State Governments seeking financial assistance for loss of crops, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has sent a Central Team to the affected States to evaluate and ascertain the extent of crop losses and if so, the details thereof along with the estimated quantum of crops reported to be affected and damaged and the amount of losses incurred to the farmers;
- (d) whether the Government has fixed any norms and criteria to extend compensation to the  farmers  whose  crops  are  affected  by  unseasonal  rains  and  hailstorms  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  extend  compensation/interim  relief  to  the affected farmers so that they may not commit suicides and if so, the details thereof along with the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  providing  training  and  scientific  knowledge  to  the farmers to minimise such crop losses in the event of unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the country?

## ANSWER

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

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a): In  the  month  of  February,  2018  many  States  viz;  Punjab,  Chhattisgarh,  Haryana, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,  Rajasthan, Telangana, Karnataka and other northern  States  had  received  rainfall  and  some  States  were  hit  by  hailstorms.  As  per preliminary reports, Crop area affected due to hailstorms in the State of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh & Telangana is at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c): The State Governments are primarily responsible for taking immediate measures in the wake of all natural calamities. The Government of India supplements the efforts of the States  with  financial  and  logistic  support.  State  Governments  have  been  requested  to  take immediate steps to mitigate the impact. State Governments to  address the notified calamities by  utilizing  the  funds  under  State  Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF)  and  States  submit Memorandum as per extant procedure / norms, if additional financial assistance is  required from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and in the mean time utilize contingency fund of the State, if SDRF is exhausted.  In addition, the calamity affected farmers are entitled for claims  under  various  crop  insurance  schemes.    Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) has not received any proposal from the State Governments for seeking support under NDRF for crop losses due to hailstorm in February 2018.
- (d) & (e): Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs has issued order on revised terms and norms of assistance under State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) on 8 th April, 2015.

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 to all types agriculture  and  horticulture  cropped  areas  due to  the  noticed  natural  calamities.    These  are Rs.6,800/- per hectare for rainfed crops, Rs.13,500/- per hectare for irrigated crops, subject to minimum  assistance  not  less  Rs.1000/-  and  restricted  to  sown  areas  and  Rs.18,000/-  per hectare for all type of perennial crops, subject to minimum assistance not less than Rs.2,000/and restricted to sown areas, where crop loss is more than 33% and above.  The State wise allocation of funds under SDRF during 2015-16 to 2019-20 are given at Annexure-II.

The rains during the growth phase of rabi crops are also helpful to the farmers.  The occurrence  of  high  intensity  hailstorms  become  unpreventable  and  lead  to  destruction  of crops.    The  farmers  are  given  advisory  on  unseasonal  rainfall  and  hailstorms  by  Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and State Governments so that the farmers take steps to save the harvested and mature crops.

Agrarian distress and unfortunate incidents of suicides can be addressed by enabling the farmers to increase their income.  With this understanding, the Government is targeting to double the income of farmers by 2022.  To achieve this, DAC&FW has constituted an InterMinisterial Committee to examine various dimensions of farmers' income and to recommend an  appropriate  strategy.    In  the  meantime,  the  Government  is  realigning  its  intervention  to move  from  production  centre  to  farmers'  income  centre  platform.    The  Department  has, therefore,  been  implementing  various  schemes  to  meet  the  objective  viz:  Soil  Health  Card Scheme  (SHC),  Neem  Coated  Urea,  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY),  Pradhan Mantri  Krishi  Sinchai  Yojana  (PMKSY),    e-National  Agricultural  Marketing  (eNAM),  Pradhan Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY),  interest  subvention  etc.    The  Finance  Minister,  in  his Budget Speech for 2018-19,  has also announced various measures  for welfare of farmers including  Minimum  Support Price (MSP) for  all  unannounced  Kharif  Crops to  be  one  &  half time of there production cost, strengthening of rural Haats, creation of Institutional mechanism to develop appropriate policies and practices for price and demand forecast, development of cluster  based  model,  promotion  of  Farmers  Producers  Organizations  (FPOs),  institutional credit at Rs.11.00 lakh crore etc.

| Statement as referred to in Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1815 due for 06.03.2018 regarding Damage to Crops by Unseasonal Rains &Hailstorms State-wise major Crop area affected due to Unseasonal Rains and Hailstorms during February 2018   | Statement as referred to in Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1815 due for 06.03.2018 regarding Damage to Crops by Unseasonal Rains &Hailstorms State-wise major Crop area affected due to Unseasonal Rains and Hailstorms during February 2018   | Statement as referred to in Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1815 due for 06.03.2018 regarding Damage to Crops by Unseasonal Rains &Hailstorms State-wise major Crop area affected due to Unseasonal Rains and Hailstorms during February 2018   | Statement as referred to in Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1815 due for 06.03.2018 regarding Damage to Crops by Unseasonal Rains &Hailstorms State-wise major Crop area affected due to Unseasonal Rains and Hailstorms during February 2018   |
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| Sl.No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | States                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Major Crops Affected                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Preliminary assessment Area ( in lakh ha)                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Jowar, Gram, Wheat, Orange, Grapes, Bananas and Vegetables.                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 290395                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Wheat, Gram, Peas, Lentil, Rapeseed & Mustard                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 108199                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Chickpea, Wheat, Lathyrus, Mustard, Lentil, Linseed Field pea etc.                                                                                                                                                                                           | 21828                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Wheat, Gram, Fieldpea, Lentil, Linseed, Mustard and Lathyrus etc.                                                                                                                                                                                            | 47512                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Paddy, Maize, Flower, Greengram and Sesamum etc.                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8774.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 476708.8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

## Statement as referred in Part (d & e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1815 due for 06.03.2018 regarding Damage to Crops by Unseasonal Rains & Hailstorms Allocation of SDRF Approved by the Government During 2015-16 to 2019-20

Annexxure - II

(in Crores)

| Sl.   | State               | Central       | Central   | Central       | Central                       | Central   | Central   | State Contribution Total Allocation   | State Contribution Total Allocation   | State Contribution Total Allocation   | State Contribution Total Allocation   | State Contribution Total Allocation   | State Contribution Total Allocation   | State Contribution Total Allocation   | State Contribution Total Allocation   | State Contribution Total Allocation   | State Contribution Total Allocation   | State Contribution Total Allocation   | State Contribution Total Allocation   | State Contribution Total Allocation   |
|-------|---------------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-------------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| No .  | State               | Contrib ution | 2015-16   | 2016-17       | Central Contribution 2017- 18 | 2018-19   | 2019- 20  | Total                                 | 2015- 16                              | 2016- 17                              | 2017- 18                              | 2018- 19                              | 2019- 20                              | Total                                 | 2015- 16                              | 2016- 17                              | 2017- 18                              | 2018- 19                              | 2019- 20                              | Total                                 |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh      | 0.75          | 330.00    | 346.50        | 363.75                        | 381.75    | 400.50    | 1822.5 0                              | 110.00                                | 115.50                                | 121.25                                | 127.25                                | 133.50                                | 607.50                                | 440.00                                | 462.00                                | 485.00 509.00                         |                                       | 534.00                                | 2430.0 0                              |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0.90          | 46.80     | 48.60         | 51.30                         | 54.00     | 56.70     | 257.40                                | 5.20                                  | 5.40                                  | 5.70                                  | 6.00                                  | 6.30                                  | 28.60                                 | 52.00                                 | 54.00 57.00                           | 60.00                                 |                                       | 63.00                                 | 286.00                                |
| 3     | Assam               | 0.90          | 414.00    | 434.70        | 456.30                        | 478.80    | 503.10    | 2286.9 0                              | 46.00                                 | 48.30                                 | 50.70                                 | 53.20                                 | 55.90                                 | 254.10                                | 460.00                                | 483.00                                | 507.00 532.00                         |                                       | 559.00                                | 2541.0 0                              |
| 4     | Bihar               | 0.75          | 351.75    | 369.00        | 387.75                        | 407.25    | 427.50    | 1943.2 5                              | 117.25                                | 123.00                                | 129.25                                | 135.75                                | 142.50                                | 647.75                                | 469.00 492.00                         | 517.00                                | 543.00                                |                                       | 570.00                                | 2591.0 0                              |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh        | 0.75          | 180.75    | 189.75        | 198.75                        | 208.50    | 219.00    | 996.75                                | 60.25                                 | 63.25                                 | 66.25                                 | 69.50                                 | 73.00                                 | 332.25                                | 241.00                                | 253.00                                | 265.00 278.00                         |                                       | 292.00                                | 1329.0 0                              |
| 6     | Goa                 | 0.75          | 3.00      | 3.00          | 3.00                          | 3.00      | 3.00      | 15.00                                 | 1.00                                  | 1.00                                  | 1.00                                  | 1.00                                  | 1.00                                  | 5.00                                  | 4.00                                  | 4.00                                  | 4.00 4.00                             |                                       | 4.00                                  | 20.00                                 |
| 7     | Gujarat             | 0.75          | 528.75    | 555.00        | 582.75                        | 612.00    | 642.00    | 2920.5 0                              | 176.25                                | 185.00                                | 194.25                                | 204.00                                | 214.00                                | 973.50                                | 705.00                                | 740.00                                | 777.00 816.00                         |                                       | 856.00                                | 3894.0 0                              |
| 8     | Haryana             | 0.75          | 231.00    | 242.25        | 254.25                        | 267.00    | 280.50    | 1275.0 0                              | 77.00                                 | 80.75                                 | 84.75                                 | 89.00                                 | 93.50                                 | 425.00                                | 308.00                                | 323.00                                | 339.00                                | 356.00                                | 374.00                                | 1700.0 0                              |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh    | 0.90          | 212.40    | 223.20        | 234.00                        | 245.70    | 258.30    | 1173.6 0                              | 23.60                                 | 24.80                                 | 26.00                                 | 27.30                                 | 28.70                                 | 130.40                                | 236.00                                | 248.00                                | 260.00 273.00                         |                                       | 287.00                                | 1304.0 0                              |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir     | 0.90          | 229.50    | 241.20        | 252.90                        | 265.50    | 279.00    | 1268.1 0                              | 25.50                                 | 26.80                                 | 28.10                                 | 29.50                                 | 31.00                                 | 140.90                                | 255.00                                | 268.00                                | 281.00 295.00                         |                                       | 310.00                                | 1409.0 0                              |
| 11    | Jharkhand           | 0.75          | 273.00    | 286.50        | 300.75                        | 315.75    | 331.50    | 1507.5 0                              | 91.00                                 | 95.50                                 | 100.25                                | 105.25                                | 110.50                                | 502.50                                | 364.00                                | 382.00                                | 401.00 421.00                         |                                       | 442.00                                | 2010.0 0                              |
| 12    | Karnataka           | 0.75          | 207.00    | 217.50        | 228.75                        | 240.00    | 252.00    | 1145.2 5                              | 69.00                                 | 72.50                                 | 76.25                                 | 80.00                                 | 84.00                                 | 381.75                                | 276.00 290.00                         | 305.00                                | 320.00                                |                                       | 336.00                                | 1527.0 0                              |
| 13    | Kerala              | 0.75          | 138.75    | 145.50        | 153.00                        | 160.50    | 168.75    | 766.50                                | 46.25                                 | 48.50                                 | 51.00                                 | 53.50                                 | 56.25                                 | 255.50                                | 185.00                                | 194.00                                | 204.00 214.00                         |                                       | 225.00                                | 1022.0 0                              |
| 14    | Madhya              | 0.75          | 657.75    | 690.75        | 725.25                        | 762.00    | 799.50    | 3635.2 5                              | 219.25                                | 230.25                                | 241.75                                | 254.00                                | 266.50                                | 1211.7 5                              | 877.00                                | 921.00                                | 967.00 1016.0 0                       |                                       | 1066.0 0                              | 4847.0 0                              |
| 15    | Pradesh Maharashtra | 0.75          | 1112.25   | 1167.75       | 1226.2 5                      | 1287.75   | 1352.2 5  | 6146.2 5                              | 370.75                                | 389.25                                | 408.75                                | 429.25                                | 450.75                                | 2048.7 5                              | 1483.0 0                              | 1557.0 0                              | 1635.0 0                              | 1717.0 0                              | 1803.0 0                              | 8195.0 0                              |
| 16    | Manipur             | 0.90          | 17.10     | 18.00         | 18.90                         | 19.80     | 20.70     | 94.50                                 | 1.90                                  | 2.00                                  | 2.10                                  | 2.20                                  | 2.30                                  | 10.50                                 | 19.00                                 | 20.00 21.00                           | 22.00                                 |                                       | 23.00                                 | 105.00                                |
| 17    | Meghalaya           | 0.90          | 21.60     | 22.50         | 24.30                         | 25.20     | 26.10     | 119.70                                | 2.40                                  | 2.50                                  | 2.70                                  | 2.80                                  | 2.90                                  | 13.30                                 | 24.00                                 | 25.00                                 | 27.00                                 | 28.00                                 | 29.00                                 | 133.00                                |
| 18    | Mizoram             | 0.90          | 15.30     | 16.20         | 17.10                         | 18.00     | 18.00     | 84.60                                 | 1.70                                  | 1.80                                  | 1.90                                  | 2.00                                  | 2.00                                  | 9.40                                  | 17.00                                 | 18.00                                 | 19.00 20.00                           |                                       | 20.00                                 | 94.00                                 |
| 19    | Nagaland            | 0.90          | 9.00      | 9.00          | 9.90                          | 9.90      | 10.80     | 48.60                                 | 1.00                                  | 1.00                                  | 1.10                                  | 1.10                                  | 1.20                                  | 5.40                                  | 10.00                                 | 10.00                                 | 11.00 11.00                           |                                       | 12.00                                 | 54.00                                 |
| 20    | Odisha              | 0.75          | 560.25    | 588.75        | 618.00                        | 648.75    | 681.75    | 3097.5 0                              | 186.75                                | 196.25                                | 206.00                                | 216.25                                | 227.25                                | 1032.5 0                              | 747.00                                | 785.00 824.00                         | 865.00                                |                                       | 909.00                                | 4130.0 0                              |
| 21    | Punjab              | 0.75          | 292.50    | 306.75        | 322.50                        | 338.25    | 355.50    | 1615.5 0                              | 97.50                                 | 102.25                                | 107.50                                | 112.75                                | 118.50                                | 538.50                                | 390.00                                | 409.00                                | 430.00 451.00                         |                                       | 474.00                                | 2154.0 0                              |
| 22    | Rajasthan           | 0.75          | 827.25    | 868.50        | 912.00                        | 957.75    | 1005.0 0  | 4570.5 0                              | 275.75                                | 289.50                                | 304.00                                | 319.25                                |                                       | 335.00 1523.5 0                       | 1103.0 0                              | 1158.0 0                              | 1216.0 0                              | 1277.0 0                              | 1340.0 0                              | 6094.0 0                              |
| 23    | Sikkim              | 0.90          | 27.90     | 29.70         | 30.60                         | 32.40     | 34.20     | 154.80                                | 3.10                                  | 3.30                                  | 3.40                                  | 3.60                                  | 3.80                                  | 17.20                                 | 31.00                                 | 33.00 34.00                           | 36.00                                 |                                       | 38.00                                 | 172.00                                |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu          |               |           |               |                               |           |           | 2813.2                                |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       | 3751.0                                |
|       |                     | 0.75          | 509.25    | 534.75        | 561.00                        | 589.50    | 618.75    | 5                                     | 169.75                                | 178.25                                | 187.00                                | 196.50                                | 206.25                                | 937.75                                | 679.00                                | 713.00                                | 748.00                                | 786.00                                | 825.00                                | 0                                     |
| 25    | Telangana           | 0.75          | 205.50    | 216.00        | 226.50                        | 238.50    | 249.75    | 1136.2 5                              | 68.50                                 | 72.00                                 | 75.50                                 | 79.50                                 | 83.25                                 | 378.75                                | 274.00                                | 288.00                                | 302.00                                | 318.00                                | 333.00                                | 1515.0 0                              |
| 26    | Tripura             | 0.90          | 27.90     | 29.70         | 30.60                         | 32.40     | 34.20     | 154.80                                | 3.10                                  | 3.30                                  | 3.40                                  | 3.60                                  | 3.80                                  | 17.20                                 | 31.00                                 | 33.00                                 | 34.00                                 | 36.00                                 | 38.00                                 | 172.00                                |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh       | 0.75          | 506.25    |               | 558.00                        | 585.75    | 615.00    | 2796.7 5                              | 168.75                                | 177.25                                | 186.00                                | 195.25                                | 205.00                                | 932.25                                | 675.00                                | 709.00                                | 744.00                                | 781.00                                | 820.00                                | 3729.0 0                              |
| 28    | Uttarakhand         | 0.90          | 189.00    | 531.75 198.00 | 207.90                        | 218.70    | 229.50    | 1043.1 0                              | 21.00                                 | 22.00                                 | 23.10                                 | 24.30                                 | 25.50                                 | 115.90                                | 210.00                                | 220.00                                | 231.00                                | 243.00 255.00                         |                                       | 1159.0 0                              |

| Total   | 8512.50   | 8937.30   | 9382.8 0   | 9852.90   | 10343. 85   | 47029 .35   | 2568.5 0   | 2696.7 0   | 2831.2 0   | 2973.1 0   | 3121.1 5   | 14190. 65   | 11081. 00   | 11634. 00   | 12214. 00   | 12826. 00   | 13465. 00   | 61220. 00   |
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