Lok Sabha Question No. 3570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: mpact of Floods on Agriculture in Assam
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Pallab Lochan Das

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3570

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## IMPACT OF FLOODS ON AGRICULTURE IN ASSAM

3570.  SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS:

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

- (a) whether  the  government  is  aware  of  the  severe  impact  on  the  agricultural  industry  in assam following the floods in 2018 and 2019 and is further seized of the losses suffered by the industry;
- (b) if so, whether the government is planning to introduce any special package to support the agricultural sector of assam and take measures to recoup the losses in the sector; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (c): The State Governments are primarily responsible for providing necessary relief in the  wake  of  all  natural  calamities,  including  floods.  Central  Government  extends  all  possible logistics  and  financial  support  to  the  States  to  supplement  their  efforts  to  meet  the  situation effectively. The State Government undertakes assessment of damages and provides financial relief in the wake of natural disasters including floods, from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) already placed at their disposal. Additional financial assistance is extended for calamity of  severe  nature  from  the  National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  as  per  the  laid  down procedure,  which  includes  an  assessment  based  on  the  visit  of  an  Inter-Ministerial  Central Team (IMCT).

During  2018  and  2019,  0.31  lakh  hectare  and  2.14  lakh  hectare  respectively  of cropped area was affected by flood in Assam.   An amount of Rs.138.38 Crore was approved by the Central Government from the NDRF to Assam for flood in 2018-19.   For flood in 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs constituted an IMCT and the IMCT visited the State for on the spot assessment of damages.  As per the existing procedure, the report of the IMCT is placed before the  Sub-Committee of National Executive Committee (SC-NEC). The recommendation of the committee is placed before the High Level Committee comprising of Home Minister, Finance Minister, Agriculture Minister and Vice Chairmen, NITI Aayog.

The Government of India has evolved several schemes/programmes to improve the condition  of  farmers  namely  Soil  Health  Card  (SHC),  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY), Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY),  National  Agriculture  Market  Scheme  (eNAM),  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  National  Food  Security Mission (NFSM) and Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAmman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) etc.

Further,  the  Government  of  India  is  also    implementing  PRADHAN  MANTRI  KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA - (PMKSY), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme,  which has seven component schemes with four old schemes of (i) Mega Food Parks (MFP); (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (Cold Chain); (iii) Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure (FSQAI), (iv) Human Resources and Institutions (HRI) and three new schemes of (i)  Creation/Expansion  of  Food  Processing  &  Preservation  Capacities  (Unit  Scheme);  (ii) Infrastructure  for  Agro-  processing  Clusters  (APC);  (iii)  Creation  of  Backward  and  Forward Linkages (BFL).  The State Government can utilize these Schemes for promotion of concerned industries.

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