Lok Sabha Question No. 33 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: Assistance for Drought
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 33

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  JULY, 2017

## ASSISTANCE FOR DROUGHT

- *33.     SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM: DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Southern  States  viz,  Tamil  Nadu,  Karnataka  and  Kerala  have  been affected by drought during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, including the major drought affected districts, Statewise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  sent  any  Central  team  to  visit  the  drought  affected States to assess the losses and if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has received representations from various States seeking financial assistance to tackle the drought situation and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government thereon, State-wise; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  amount  released/to  be  released  by  the  Government  to  these Southern  States  under  the  State  Disaster  Relief  Fund  (SDRF)  along  with  the  status  of utilisation of funds released to these States and the number of farmers benefited therefrom, State and year-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

½ãâ¨ããè

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण

(SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  33   DUE FOR REPLY ON 18 TH  JULY, 2017.

- (a) & (b): The Governments of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu declared drought and submitted Memorandum to the Central government for financial assistance during the period 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17, as per details below:

| State      | Year of declaration of drought and submission of Memorandum for assistance   |
|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Karnataka  | 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17                                                 |
| Kerala     | 2016-17                                                                      |
| Tamil Nadu | 2016-17                                                                      |

Details  of  districts  declared    drought  affected  by  the  state  governments  of Karnataka,  Kerala  and  Tamil  Nadu  during  the  last  three  years  are  indicated  in Annexure-I. None of the States referred to above reported drought so far in 2017-18.

- (c) & (d): Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) were deputed to Karnataka during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17,  and to Kerala and Tamil Nadu during 2016-17 to carry out  assessment  of  the  drought  situations  in  those  years  and  requirement  of  financial assistance.  The  quantum  of  assistance  provided  to  the  three  drought  affected  States from  National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  on  the  basis  of  IMCT  reports  is  at

## Annexure-II.

- (e): Statement  indicating status of release of central share  of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) during 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 to Karnataka, Kerala  and  Tamil  Nadu  is  at  Annexure-III.  The  SDRF  is  available  with  the  states  to provide immediate assistance in case of notified natural     calamities, including drought.

Number of farmers benefited, as reported by the Government of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, are indicated below:

| State      | Year    | Number of farmers benefited   |
|------------|---------|-------------------------------|
| Karnataka  | 2014-15 | 6,29,394                      |
|            | 2015-16 | 46,43,475                     |
|            | 2016-17 | 23,09,379                     |
| Kerala     | 2016-17 | 22,955                        |
| Tamil Nadu | 2016-17 | 25,35,195                     |

## Annexure-I

Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 33 for reply on 18.07.2017, indicating names  of  districts declared as drought  affected by Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17

| State      | Year             | Names of districts declared as drought affected                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Karnataka  | 2014-15 (Kharif) | Bangalore Rural, Bangalore Urban, Bidar, Chickballapur, Gulbarga, Hassan, Kolar, Ramanagara, Tumkur (total: 09)                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Karnataka  | 2015-16          | Bagalkote, Bangalore Rural, Ballari, Belagavi, Bidar, Chamarajanagar, Chickballapur, Chikkamagalur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Hassan, Haveri, Kalaburgi, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysuru, Raichur, Ramanagara, Shivamogga, Tumakuru, Uttara Kannada, Vijayapura, Yadgir (Total : 27) |
| Karnataka  | 2016-17 (Kharif) | Bagalkote, Bangalore Rural, Bangalaore Urban, Ballari, Belagavi, Chamarajanagar, Chickballapur, Chikkamagalur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysuru, Raichur, Ramanagara, Shivamogga, Tumakuru, Uttara Kannada, Vijayapura, Yadgir (Total:26)   |
| Karnataka  | 2016-17 (Rabi)   | All 30 districts in the State                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Kerala     | 2016-17          | All 14 districts in the State*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Tamil Nadu | 2016-17          | All 32 districts in the State *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

* No intimation received from Kerala & Tamil Nadu regarding declaration of drought in 2014-15 & 2015-16

Annexure-II

## Assistance approved from NDRF for drought during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17

(Rs. in crore)

|                    | 2014-15                    | 2014-15              | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                    | 2015-16             | 2015-16                        | 2016-17                    | 2016-17             | 2016-17                        |
|--------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|
| State              | Assistance sought by State | IMCT Recommendatio n | Approved by Central Government | Assistance sought by State | IMCT Recommendation | Approved by Central Government | Assistance sought by State | IMCT Recommendation | Approved by Central Government |
| Karnataka (Kharif) | 779.20                     | 319.47               | 200.85                         | 3830.84                    | 2176.22             | 1540.20                        | 4702.54                    | 1929.4677           | 1782.44                        |
| (Rabi)             | --                         | --                   | --                             | 1417.14                    | 665.45              | 723.23                         | 3310.83                    | 743.234             | 795.544                        |
| Kerala             | --                         | --                   | --                             | --                         | --                  | --                             | 1019.906                   | 112.052             | Under consideration            |
| Tamil Nadu         | --                         | --                   | --                             | --                         | --                  | --                             | 39565.00                   | 2096.80             | 1748.28                        |

## Annexure-III

Status of Release of Central Share of SDRF during the period 2014-15 to 2017-18 (Rs. in crore)

| State      |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 | 2017-18          |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------|
| Karnataka  |    146.74 |    207    |    217.5  | 114.38           |
| Kerala     |    119.5  |    138.75 |    145.5  | Not yet released |
| Tamil Nadu |    133.8  |    643.05 |    534.75 | 280.50           |

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