Lok Sabha Question No. 1077 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Loss of Crops due to Changes in Weather Patterns
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: NIHAL CHAND CHAUHAN, JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

O.I.H.

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1077 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  24 TH  JULY, 2018

## LOSS OF CROPS DUE TO CHANGES IN WEATHER PATTERNS

1077.  SHRI NIHAL CHAND: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

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

- (a) whether  crops  have  been  damaged  or  their  production  has  declined  due  to sudden changes in weather patterns thereby resulting in decline in farmers income;
- (b) if  so,  the  quantum  of  losses  suffered  by  the  farmers  in  each  State  and  Union territory during the last three years;
- (c) the steps taken so far to compensate for the losses suffered by the farmers;
- (d) whether    there  have  been  events  of  heavy  rains,  hailstorms,  cyclones  and drought etc. due to sudden changes in climate; and
- (e) if so, the regions that are affected due to such abnormal changes in weather?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): Yes Madam. Due to occurrence of localized extreme climatic events like drought, frost, hailstorms  etc,  crops  are  affected  in  some  parts  of  the  country,  which  result  in  some  crop losses. However the overall crop production in the country is in the increasing trend. The food grain  production  has  increased  from    251.57  million  tonnes    in  2015-16    to  279.51  million

tonnes  in  2017-18  (3 rd Advance  Estimates)    and  horticulture  production  from  286.19  million tonnes in 2015-16 to 307.16 million tones 2017-18 (3 rd Advance Estimates)

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- (b): Losses  incurred  to  the  farmers  on  account  of  crop  damage  and  less  yield  due  to climatic events is primarily assessed by the State / UT Governments and submit memorandum to Government of India for providing relief to the farmers.  The assistance sought by different State Governments during the last three years is given at Annexure-I.
- (c): States  are  equipped  with  State  Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF)  to  take  immediate measures  including  compensation  in  the  wake  of  any  extreme  climatic  events.  Additional financial  assistance is also made available to the States from Natural Disaster Management Fund  (NDRF)  in  addition  to  SDRF,  based  on  memorandums  submitted  by  the  State Governments and recommendations of High Level Committee (HLC) to address the loss and damages.  Farmers  are  also  compensated  against  the  crop  loss,  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
- (d) & (e): As per information received, the State wise details of extreme events in the last three years, are given at Annexure-II.

## ANNEXURE-I Assistance approved from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for Natural

## Calamities (Drought & hailstorm) in the States (as on 19.03.2018) (2014-15 to 2017-18)

(Rs. in crores)

| During 2014-15     | During 2014-15     | During 2014-15         | During 2014-15             |
|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
| S.No.              | State              | Calamity               | Amount approved by the HLC |
| 1.                 | Haryana            | Drought Hailstorm      | 168.87 369.09              |
| 2.                 | Karnataka          | Drought Hailstorm      | 200.85 105.33              |
| 3.                 | Uttar Pradesh      | Drought Hailstorm      | 777.34 2801.59             |
| 4.                 | Maharashtra        | Drought                | 1962.99                    |
| 5.                 | Andhra Pradesh     | Drought                | 237.51                     |
| 6.                 | Rajasthan          | Hailstorm              | 1447.73                    |
| 7.                 | Bihar              | Hailstorm              | 791.42                     |
| 8.                 | Telangana          | Hailstorm              | 83.744                     |
| 9.                 | Himachal Pradesh   | Hailstorm              | 71.534                     |
|                    | Total:             |                        | 9017.998                   |
| During - 2015-2016 | During - 2015-2016 | During - 2015-2016     | During - 2015-2016         |
| 1.                 | Karnataka          | Drought-K Drought-R    | 1540.20 723.23             |
| 2.                 | Chhattisgarh       | Drought                | 1276.25                    |
| 3.                 | Madhya Pradesh     | Drought                | 2032.68                    |
| 4.                 | Maharashtra        | Drought Drought-R      | 3638.83 679.54             |
| 5.                 | Odisha             | Drought                | 815.00                     |
| 6.                 | Telangana          | Drought                | 791.21                     |
| 7.                 | Uttar Pradesh      | Drought Drought-R      | 1304.52 622.76             |
| 8.                 | Andhra Pradesh     | Drought                | 433.77                     |
| 9.                 | Jharkhand          | Drought                | 336.94                     |
| 10.                | Rajasthan          | Drought Hailstorm      | 1193.41 79.18              |
| 11.                | Uttarakhand        | Drought-R              | 70.22                      |
| During - 2016-2017 | During - 2016-2017 | During - 2016-2017     | During - 2016-2017         |
| 1.                 | Karnataka          | Drought(K) Drought( R) | 1782.44 795.54             |
| 2.                 | Andhra Pradesh     | Drought(K)             | 518.93                     |
| 3.                 | Kerala             | Drought(K)             | 112.05                     |
| 4.                 | Tamil Nadu         | Drought(K)             | 1748.28                    |
| 5.                 | Rajasthan          | Drought(K)             | 588.34                     |
| 6.                 | Puducherry         | Drought( R)            | 17.70                      |

## R: Rabi     K: Kharif

## ANNEXURE-II

| Extreme Weather Events in the last three years (2015- 2017)   | Extreme Weather Events in the last three years (2015- 2017)                                                                                                                |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Extreme Events                                                | Affected                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2017                                                          | 2017                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Flood                                                         | Parts of Gujarat, South Rajasthan, West Bengal, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Northern Coastal Andhra Pradesh                                                              |
| Hailstorm                                                     | Parts of Maharashtra, Vidarbha and Central Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                  |
| Drought                                                       | Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha                                                                                                           |
| Cyclone (Ockhi)                                               | Kerala and Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                      |
| 2016                                                          | 2016                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Heavy rainfall                                                | Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam, Bihar &Madhya Pradesh                                                                                 |
| Hailstorm                                                     | Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh &Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                               |
| Drought                                                       | Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha                                                                                                                         |
| Cyclone (Vardah)                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2015                                                          | 2015                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Heavy rainfall                                                | Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, MP, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, WB                                                                                             |
| Hailstorm                                                     | Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Himachal Pradesh, J &K, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal |
| Drought                                                       | Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan                                                              |
| Cyclone                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                    |

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