Lok Sabha Question No. 416 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Farm Activities during Lockdown Period
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shobha Karandlaje

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.416

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## FARM ACTIVITIES DURING LOCKDOWN PERIOD

416.   KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to facilitate the farmers and farming activities at field level during the lockdown period;
- (b) whether the Government has launched Agri Transport Call Centre, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the amount of insurance claims disbursed to farmers under Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) between March to August, 2020, State-wise; and
- (d) the quantum of pulses disbursed for delivery under Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) to States from March to July, 2020, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) :        During  the  COVID  period,  farming  and  allied  activities  were  exempted  from  the lockdown.  Seed,  pesticide,  fertilizer  etc.  dealers  /  shops  and  other  input  related  activities were allowed to open / free for making inputs available to the farmers. Inter and intra state movement of farm machinery specially combine harvesters was facilitated. As a result of the various  steps  taken  by  the  Department,  both  harvesting  activities  of  the  Rabi  Crop  and sowing activities of Summer Crop took place in a systematic manner.
- (b) :        An  Agri  Transport  Call  Centre(ATCC)  was  set  up  initially  in  April  2020  as  an emergency response to Covid-19.Subsequently due to relaxations from the lockdown as per Ministry of Home Affairs orders, the need for this facility was no longer felt and it was closed down in July 2020.
- (c) :   Statement on insurance claims disbursed to farmers under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) is at annexure - I.
- (d) :      Statement  on  quantum  of  pulses  disbursed  for  delivery  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) is at annexure - II.

## Annexure - I to the reply of Part (C) of  LokSabhaUnstarred Question  No. 416 for 15.09.2020.

## Statement on insurance claims disbursed to farmers under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna

(PMFBY)

| State/UT Name    | Crop Insurance Claims Paid during from 31st March 2020 till 7th September 2020 (in Rs. Crore)   |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A & N Islands    | 0.00                                                                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 904.78                                                                                          |
| Assam            | 0.08                                                                                            |
| Bihar            | 0.00                                                                                            |
| Chhattisgarh     | 1,202.65                                                                                        |
| Goa              | 0.01                                                                                            |
| Gujarat          | 11.34                                                                                           |
| Haryana          | 809.02                                                                                          |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0.00                                                                                            |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 12.89                                                                                           |
| Jharkhand        | 0.00                                                                                            |
| Karnataka        | 216.19                                                                                          |
| Kerala           | 56.83                                                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 2,830.63                                                                                        |
| Maharashtra      | 1,199.74                                                                                        |
| Manipur          | 1.13                                                                                            |
| Meghalaya        | 0.00                                                                                            |
| Odisha           | 788.27                                                                                          |
| Puducherry       | 0.00                                                                                            |
| Rajasthan        | 3,467.54                                                                                        |
| Sikkim           | 0.00                                                                                            |
| Tamil Nadu       | 1,143.63                                                                                        |
| Telangana        | 9.33                                                                                            |
| Tripura          | 0.43                                                                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 859.34                                                                                          |
| Uttarakhand      | 8.85                                                                                            |
| West Bengal      | 91.95                                                                                           |
| GRAND TOTAL      | 13,614.6                                                                                        |

## Annexure   - II to the reply of Part (D) of  LokSabhaUnstarred Question  No. 416 for 15.09.2020.

Statement on quantum of pulses disbursed for delivery under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY)

| S No   | State/UT                            |   Total 3 months allocation of pulses |   Qty distributed by States/UTs |
|--------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1      | Andaman &Nicobar                    |                                 49.05 |                           49.05 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh                      |                              27084.6  |                        27084.6  |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh                   |                                531.63 |                          531.63 |
| 4      | Assam                               |                              17386.8  |                        17359.3  |
| 5      | Bihar                               |                              50655    |                        42996.3  |
| 6      | Chandigarh                          |                                191.01 |                          191.01 |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                        |                              15449.7  |                        15449.4  |
| 8      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu |                                195.72 |                          195.72 |
| 9      | Delhi                               |                               5261.46 |                         5263.54 |
| 10     | Goa                                 |                                427.5  |                          427.65 |
| 11     | Gujarat                             |                              20641.4  |                        19528    |
| 12     | Haryana                             |                               7930.91 |                         7487    |
| 13     | Himachal Pradesh                    |                               2055    |                         2021    |
| 14     | Jammu and Kashmir                   |                               4935.12 |                         4932.27 |
| 15     | Jharkhand                           |                              17134.8  |                        17134.8  |
| 16     | Karnataka                           |                              38168.2  |                        38168.2  |
| 17     | Kerala                              |                              11214.5  |                        10774.5  |
| 18     | Ladakh                              |                                 87.78 |                           87.65 |
| 19     | Lakshadweep                         |                                 15.6  |                           15.6  |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh                      |                              35058    |                        29086.9  |
| 21     | Maharashtra                         |                              46019.1  |                        39597.5  |
| 22     | Manipur                             |                               1762.5  |                         1762.51 |
| 23     | Meghalaya                           |                               1264.5  |                         1241.1  |
| 24     | Mizoram                             |                                466.23 |                          466.22 |
| 25     | Nagaland                            |                                854.82 |                          854.82 |
| 26     | Odisha                              |                              27853.9  |                        28558.5  |
| 27     | Puducherry                          |                                534.54 |                          535.5  |
| 28     | Punjab                              |                              10800    |                        10643.2  |
| 29     | Rajasthan                           |                              33555    |                        29982.7  |
| 30     | Sikkim                              |                                281.67 |                          281.45 |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu                          |                              33323.8  |                        33323.8  |
| 32     | Telangana                           |                              15988.1  |                        14144.4  |
| 33     | Tripura                             |                               1736.64 |                         1622.54 |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh                       |                             105734    |                       100226    |
| 35     | Uttarakhand                         |                               4038    |                         4033.97 |
| 36     | West Bengal                         |                              43587    |                        42058    |
|        | Grand Total                         |                             582273    |                       548117    |