Lok Sabha Question No. 398 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-05
Subject: Effect of Drought
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.398

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH   FEBRUARY, 2019

## EFFECT OF DROUGHT

398.   SHRI  PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- (a) the  number  of  districts  affected due to drought in the country particularly in Budhana Parliamentary constituency and other backward areas during the last three years till date;
- (b) the details of the losses as a result thereof;
- (c) whether the Central Team visited the drought affected States during the said period and if so, the details of the report presented by the said team with regard to each State, separately;
- (d) the  funds  sought  by  the  State Government to compensate the loss during the said period; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has released  this  fund  and  if  so,  the  details thereof  and if  not,  the  reasons  therefor, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) & (b): Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare does not maintain constituency wise data or data for the backward areas separately. However, this Ministry maintains district-wise data , as per details at Annexure - I.
- (c) to (e): Yes,  Madam.  Details  of  recommendations  of  Inter-Ministerial  Central  Teams, funds sought  by the State Governments from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and funds approved by the High Level Committee is at Annexure - II.

Annexure-I

## Annexure referred to in parts (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.398 for reply on 05.02.2019

| Sl. No.   | State             | 2015-16                   | 2015-16                | 2016-17                   | 2016-17                | 2017-18                   | 2017-18                | 2018-19                   | 2018-19                |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
|           |                   | No. of districts affected | Area affected (In Ha.) | No. of districts affected | Area affected (In Ha.) | No. of districts affected | Area affected (In Ha.) | No. of districts affected | Area affected (In Ha.) |
| 1.        | Karnataka(K)      | 27                        | 26,35,468              | 26                        | 3635721.74             | ---                       | ---                    | 24                        | 2022418                |
| 1.        | (R)               | 12                        | 22,33,494              | 30                        | 1371769,29             |                           |                        |                           |                        |
| 2.        | Uttar Pradesh (K) | 50                        | 15,08,455              | ---                       | ---                    | 5                         | 109835                 | ---                       | ---                    |
| 2.        | (R)               |                           | 13,80,000              |                           |                        |                           |                        |                           |                        |
| 3.        | Maharashtra (K)   | 21                        | 5310692.00             | ---                       | ---                    | ---                       | ---                    | 26                        | 7264063                |
| 3.        | (KS)              | 10                        | 1174746                |                           |                        |                           |                        |                           |                        |
| 3.        | (R)               | 2                         | 839752                 |                           |                        |                           |                        |                           |                        |
| 4.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 10                        | 53,80,53.80            | 8                         | 1273732.24             | 5                         | 131531                 | 9                         | 1280694.05             |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      | 25                        | 25,60,080              | ---                       | ---                    | 21                        | 605803                 | ----                      | ---                    |
| 6.        | Gujarat           | ---                       | ---                    | ---                       | ---                    | ---                       | ---                    | 11                        | 110514                 |
| 7.        | Madhya Pradesh    | 42                        | 45,27,787.33           | ---                       | ---                    | 18                        | 1864339.97             | ---                       | ---                    |
| 8.        | Odisha            | 25                        | 13,41,328              | ---                       | ---                    | ---                       | ---                    | 9                         | 466350                 |
| 9.        | Telangana         | 7                         | 12,30,310.22           | ---                       | ---                    | ---                       | ---                    | ---                       | ---                    |
| 10.       | Jharkhand         | 24                        | 5,31,274               | ---                       | ---                    | ---                       | ---                    | 18                        | 359304.9               |
| 11.       | Rajasthan         | 19                        | 39,77,871              | 13                        | 2002727                | 13                        | 1706791                | 9                         | 3496574                |
| 12.       | Uttrakhand        | 8                         | 1,09,276               | ---                       | ---                    | ---                       | ---                    | ---                       | ---                    |
| 13.       | Kerala            | ---                       | ---                    | 14                        | 51894.09               | ---                       | ---                    | ---                       | ---                    |
| 14.       | Tamil Nadu        | ---                       | ---                    | 32                        | 2037032.29             | ---                       | ---                    | ---                       | ---                    |

Annexure - II

## Annexure referred to in parts (c) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 398 for reply on 05.02.2019

|       |                         | 2015-16                                 | 2015-16                         | 2015-16                                   | 2016-17                                 | 2016-17                         | 2016-17                                   | 2017-18                                 | 2017-18                         | 2017-18                                   | 2018-19                                 | 2018-19                         | 2018-19                                   |
|-------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| S.No. | State                   | Amount Sought by the State(Rs in Crore) | Recommeded by IMCT(Rs in Crore) | Amount approved by the HLC (Rs. in Crore) | Amount Sought by the State(Rs in Crore) | Recommeded by IMCT(Rs in Crore) | Amount approved by the HLC (Rs. in Crore) | Amount Sought by the State(Rs in Crore) | Recommeded by IMCT(Rs in Crore) | Amount approved by the HLC (Rs. in Crore) | Amount Sought by the State(Rs in Crore) | Recommeded by IMCT(Rs in Crore) | Amount approved by the HLC (Rs. in Crore) |
| 1.    | Karnataka (K) (R)       | 3830.84 1417.14                         | 2176.22 665.45                  | 1540.20 723.23                            | 4702.54 3310.83                         | 1929.4677 795.704               | 1782.44 795.54                            | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | 2434.00                                 | 949.49                          | 949.49                                    |
| 2.    | Chhattisgarh(K)         | 6093.79                                 | 1387.29                         | 1276.25                                   | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | 4401.00                                 | 395.91                          | 391.91                                    | -                                       | -                               | -                                         |
| 3.    | Madhya Pradesh (K)      | 5114.53                                 | 2841.23                         | 2032.68                                   | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | 3705.95                                 | 1902.05                         | 836.09                                    | -                                       | -                               | -                                         |
| 4.    | Maharashtra(K) (KS) (R) | 4002.82 2017.54 2251.66                 | 3098.79 1913.28 622.24          | 3049.36 589.47 679.54                     | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | 7902.77                                 | 4714.28                         | 4714.28                                   |
| 5.    | Odisha (K)              | 2344.99                                 | 1080.02                         | 815.00                                    | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | 1534.82                                 | *                               | *                                         |
| 6.    | Telangana (K)           | 2601.17                                 | 1745.53                         | 791.21                                    | -                                       | -                               | -                                         |                                         |                                 |                                           | -                                       | -                               | -                                         |
| 7.    | Uttar Pradesh (K)       | 2057.79                                 | 1464.17                         | 1304.52                                   | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | -                                       | -                               | -                                         |
|       | (R) Andhra              | 1888.35                                 | 745.01                          | 622.76                                    |                                         |                                 |                                           | 678.98                                  | 322.04                          | 157.23                                    |                                         |                                 |                                           |
| 8.    | Pradesh (K)             | 2000.56                                 | 439.98                          | 433.77                                    | 2513.97                                 | 518.93                          | 518.93                                    | 679.19                                  | 368.58                          | 113.14                                    | 1466.91                                 | 900.4                           | 900.4                                     |
| 9.    | Jharkhand (K)           | 2142.78                                 | 336.94                          | 336.94                                    | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | 1535.292                                | 372.66                          | *                                         |
| 10.   | Rajasthan (K)           | 10537.02                                | 1951.84                         | 1193.41                                   | 3660.97                                 | 867.11                          | 588.34                                    | 3078.26                                 | 600.48                          | 526.14                                    | 2819.58                                 | 1333.56                         | *                                         |
| 11.   | Uttarakhand (R)         | 91.97                                   | 83.32                           | 70.22                                     | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | -                                       | -                               | -                                         |
| 12.   | Kerala                  | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | 1019.90                                 | 112.05                          | 112.05                                    | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | -                                       | -                               | -                                         |
| 13.   | Tamil Nadu              | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | 39565.00                                | 2096.80                         | 1748.28                                   | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | -                                       | -                               | -                                         |
| 14.   | Gujarat                 | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | -                                       | -                               | -                                         | 4547.85                                 | 127.60                          | 127.60                                    |

K - Kharif R - Rabi KS - Kharif Supplementary

*************