Lok Sabha Question No. 1578 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Financial Assistance to Drought Affected States
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Anto  Antony

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

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1578 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  JULY, 2019

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO DROUGHT AFFECTED STATES

1578.     SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has noticed that several parts of the country are affected by severe drought;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government is providing financial assistance to drought affected States;
- (d) if so, the details of such assistance given to various States during the last five years, State-wise and year-wise;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  enhance  the  compensation/financial assistance to drought affected States; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (d ): As per second India Meteorological Department (IMD) Long Range Forecast, released  on  31.05.2019,  rainfall  over  the  country  as  a  whole  for  the  2019  South-West Monsoon Season (June to September) is likely to be NORMAL (96% to 104% of the Long Period  Average).  No  State  has  submitted  any  Memorandum  seeking  financial  assistance from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) during Kharif 2019 season. In the eventuality of  drought  and  other  natural  calamities,  the  State  Governments  are  empowered  to  initiate necessary  relief  measures  from  State  Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF)  which  is  readily available  with  them.  Additional  financial  assistance,  over  and  above  SDRF,  is  considered from  National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  on  receipt  of  Memorandum  from  State Governments and in accordance with extant  norms  and procedures.  Details  of  assistance sought  by  the  States  ad  assistance  approved  by  the  High  Level  Committee  in  respect  of drought during the last five years i.e, 2014-15 to 2018-19, are at Annexure -I .

- (e) & (f): Financial assistance for drought relief is provided on the basis of enhanced SDRF/NDRF norms issued by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on 08.04.2015. Currently, no such proposal is under consideration for changing the norms.

Annexure - I Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 1578 for reply on 02.07.2019

(Rs. in crore)

5563.28

| Sl. No.            | Name of State      | Calamity               | Assistance sought by the State Government   | Central assistance approved by High Level Committee   |
|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| During 2014-15     | During 2014-15     | During 2014-15         | During 2014-15                              | During 2014-15                                        |
| 1.                 | Haryana            | Drought                | 4829.25                                     | 168.87                                                |
| 2.                 | Karnataka          | Drought                | 779.20                                      | 200.85                                                |
| 3.                 | Uttar Pradesh      | Drought                | 4819.49                                     | 777.34                                                |
| 4.                 | Maharashtra        | Drought                | 6013.28                                     | 1962.99                                               |
| 5.                 | Andhra Pradesh     | Drought                | 1532.00                                     | 237.51                                                |
|                    | Total:             |                        | 17973.22                                    | 3347.56                                               |
| During - 2015-2016 | During - 2015-2016 | During - 2015-2016     | During - 2015-2016                          | During - 2015-2016                                    |
| 1.                 | Karnataka          | Drought Drought-R      | 3830.84 1417.14                             | 1540.20 723.23                                        |
| 2.                 | Chhattisgarh       | Drought                | 6093.79                                     | 1276.25                                               |
| 3.                 | Madhya Pradesh     | Drought                | 5114.53                                     | 2032.68                                               |
| 4.                 | Maharashtra        | Drought-K Drought-R    | 6020.36 2251.66                             | 3638.83 679.54                                        |
| 5.                 | Odisha             | Drought                | 2344.99                                     | 815.00                                                |
| 6.                 | Telangana          | Drought                | 2601.17                                     | 791.21                                                |
| 7.                 | Uttar Pradesh      | Drought Drought-R      | 2057.79 1888.35                             | 1304.52 622.76                                        |
| 8.                 | Andhra Pradesh     | Drought                | 2000.56                                     | 433.77                                                |
| 9.                 | Jharkhand          | Drought                | 2142.78                                     | 336.94                                                |
| 10.                | Rajasthan          | Drought                | 10537.02                                    | 1193.41                                               |
| 11.                | Uttarakhand        | Drought-R              | 91.97                                       | 70.22                                                 |
|                    | Total:             |                        | 48392.95                                    | 15458.56                                              |
| During - 2016-2017 | During - 2016-2017 | During - 2016-2017     | During - 2016-2017                          | During - 2016-2017                                    |
| 1.                 | Karnataka          | Drought(K) Drought( R) | 4702.54 3310.83                             | 1782.44 795.544                                       |
| 2.                 | Andhra Pradesh     | Drought(K)             | 2513.97                                     | 518.93                                                |
| 3.                 | Kerala             | Drought(K)             | 1019.90                                     | 112.05                                                |
| 4.                 | Tamil Nadu         | Drought(K)             | 39565.00                                    | 1748.28                                               |
| 5.                 | Rajasthan          | Drought(K)             | 3660.97                                     | 588.34                                                |
| 6.                 | Puducherry         | Drought( R)            | 150.52                                      | 17.70                                                 |
|                    | Total              |                        | 54923.73                                    | 5563.28                                               |

| 1.                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                         | Drought(K)                                                                                           | 4401.00                                                                                              | 395.91                                                                                               |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2.                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                       | Drought(K)                                                                                           | 3705.95                                                                                              | 836.09                                                                                               |
| 3.                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                            | Drought(K)                                                                                           | 3078.26                                                                                              | 526.14                                                                                               |
| 4.                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                       | Drought (R)                                                                                          | 679.19                                                                                               | 113.14                                                                                               |
| 5.                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                        | Drought (R)                                                                                          | 678.98                                                                                               | 157.23                                                                                               |
| Total                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                |                                                                                                      | 12543.38                                                                                             | 2028.51                                                                                              |
| During - 2018-19                                                                                     | During - 2018-19                                                                                     | During - 2018-19                                                                                     | During - 2018-19                                                                                     | During - 2018-19                                                                                     |
| 1.                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                       | Drought (K)                                                                                          | 1466.91                                                                                              | 900.40                                                                                               |
| 2.                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                            | Drought (K)                                                                                          | 2434.00                                                                                              | 949.49                                                                                               |
| 3.                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                          | Drought (K)                                                                                          | 7902.77                                                                                              | 4714.28                                                                                              |
| 4.                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                            | Drought (K)                                                                                          | 2819.58                                                                                              | 1206.62                                                                                              |
| 5.                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                              | Drought (K)                                                                                          | 4547.85                                                                                              | 127.60                                                                                               |
| 6.                                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                                            | Drought (K)                                                                                          | 1535.29                                                                                              | 272.42                                                                                               |
| 7.                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                            | Drought (R)                                                                                          | 2064.30                                                                                              | *                                                                                                    |
| Total                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                |                                                                                                      | 22770.70                                                                                             | 8170.81                                                                                              |
| R: Rabi K: Kharif * Sent to MHAfor placing the recommendations of SC-NEC before High Level Committee | R: Rabi K: Kharif * Sent to MHAfor placing the recommendations of SC-NEC before High Level Committee | R: Rabi K: Kharif * Sent to MHAfor placing the recommendations of SC-NEC before High Level Committee | R: Rabi K: Kharif * Sent to MHAfor placing the recommendations of SC-NEC before High Level Committee | R: Rabi K: Kharif * Sent to MHAfor placing the recommendations of SC-NEC before High Level Committee |