Lok Sabha Question No. 425 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-05
Subject: Assessment of Crop Loss due to Drought
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.425

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  5 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## ASSESSMENT OF CROP LOSS DUE TO DROUGHT

425. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) whether there has been assessment of crop loss in different parts of the country, particularly in Gujarat, due to shortfall of rain/untimely rain/drought/ pest attack, etc., if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the financial assistance sought by the State Governments concerned to cope with the above mentioned situations during the last three years for the resulting crop losses; and
- (c) the  amount  of  financial  assistance  provided  to  the  different  State  Governments,  including Gujarat?

## 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): Yes, Madam. On the basis of Memoranda received from various States, an assessment of crop loss and other assistance due as per National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) guidelines/norms has been made as follows:
- (b): The financial assistance sought by the States for Drought, Hailstorm and Pest Attack under National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  during  the  last  three  years  i.e.  2015-16,  2016-17  and 2017-18 is given at Annexure-I .
- (c): The financial assistance approved under NDRF from 2015-16 to 2018-19, including Gujarat, is at Annexure-II .

|   S.No. | State          | Affected area of crop loss (ha.)   |
|---------|----------------|------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh | 12,80,694                          |
|       2 | Gujarat        | 1,10,514                           |
|       3 | Jharkhand      | 3,59,305                           |
|       4 | Karnataka      | 20,22,418                          |
|       5 | Maharashtra    | 72,64,063                          |
|       6 | Rajasthan      | 34,96,574                          |
|       7 | Odisha         | 4,66,350                           |

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in part (b)  of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 425 for reply on 05.02.2019

(Rs in Crore)

| S.No.   | State          | 2015-16                 | 2016-17                 | 2017-18           |
|---------|----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|         |                | Assistance Sought       | Assistance Sought       | Assistance Sought |
| 1.      | Uttar Pradesh  | 2057.79(D) 1888.35(DR)  | -                       | 678.98(DR)        |
| 2.      | Karnataka      | 3830.84(D) 1417.14(DR)  | 4702.54(DK) 3310.83(DR) | -                 |
| 3.      | Andhra Pradesh | 2000.56 (D)             | 2513.97(DK)             | 679.19(DR)        |
| 4.      | Rajasthan      | 10537.02(D) 4372.27(H)  | 3660.97(DK)             | 3078.26(DK)       |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh   | 6093.79 (D)             | -                       | 4401.00(DK)       |
| 6.      | Madhya Pradesh | 5114.53 (D)             | -                       | 3705.95(DK)       |
| 7.      | Kerala         | -                       | 1019.90(D)              | -                 |
| 8.      | Tamilnadu      | -                       | 39565.00(D)             | -                 |
| 9.      | Puducherry     | -                       | 150.52(D)               | -                 |
| 10.     | Maharashtra    | 6020.36(DK) 2251.66(DR) | -                       | 3373.31(PA)       |
| 11.     | Odisha         | 2344.99 (D)             | -                       | -                 |
| 12.     | Telangana      | 2601.17 (D)             | -                       | -                 |
| 13.     | Jharkhand      | 2142.78(D)              | -                       | -                 |
| 14.     | Uttrakhand     | 91.97 (DR)              | -                       | -                 |

D-Drought DK- Drought Kharif DR- Drought Rabi H- Hailstorm

PA-Pest Attack

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## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to in part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 425 for reply on 05.02.2019

(Rs. in crore)

| S.No .   | State          | 2015-16                | 2016-17                | 2017-18             | 2018-19             |
|----------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|          |                | Assistance Approved    | Assistance Approved    | Assistance Approved | Assistance Approved |
| 1.       | Uttar Pradesh  | 1304.52(D) 622.76(DR)  | -                      | 157.23(DR)          | -                   |
| 2.       | Karnataka      | 1540.23(D) 723.23(DR)  | 1782.44(DK) 795.54(DR) | -                   | 949.49 (DK)         |
| 3.       | Andhra Pradesh | 433.77 (D)             | 518.93(DK)             | 113.14(DR)          | 900.40(DK)          |
| 4.       | Rajasthan      | 1193.41(D) 79.18 (H)   | 588.34(DK)             | 526.14(DK)          | *                   |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh   | 1276.625 (D)           | -                      | 395.91(DK)          | -                   |
| 6.       | Madhya Pradesh | 2032.68(D)             | -                      | 836.09(DK)          | -                   |
| 7.       | Kerala         | -                      | 112.05 (D)             | -                   | -                   |
| 8.       | Tamilnadu      | -                      | 1748.28 (D)            | -                   | -                   |
| 9.       | Puducherry     | -                      | 17.70 (D)              | -                   | -                   |
| 10.      | Maharashtra    | 3638.83(DK) 679.54(DR) | -                      | 60.76 (PA)          | 4714.28(DK)         |
| 11.      | Odisha         | 815.00 (D)             | -                      | -                   | *                   |
| 12.      | Telangana      | 791.21(D)              | -                      | -                   | -                   |
| 13.      | Jharkhand      | 336.94(D)              | -                      | -                   | *                   |
| 14.      | Uttrakhand     | 70.22 (DR)             | -                      | -                   | -                   |
| 15.      | Gujarat        | -                      | -                      | -                   | 127.60              |

## * At various stages of approval.

D-Drought

DK- Drought Kharif

DR- Drought Rabi

H- Hailstorm

PA-Pest Attack