Lok Sabha Question No. 1313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: Crop Insurance for Flood-affected Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1313

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 TH  JULY, 2021

## Crop Insurance for Flood-affected Farmers

1313.   SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

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

- (a) the area of farm land that has been adversely affected by flooding in the country, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh in 2020;
- (b)  the  total  estimated  financial  loss  to  the  farmers  particularly  in  Uttar  Pradesh, district-wise;
- (c)  whether  any  of  the  affected  farmers  were  covered  under  any  crop  insurance schemes  of  the  Central  Government  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  including  the number of farmers covered and the total area of farm land that was insured under these schemes; and
- (d) the total claims paid to these farmers for the damage caused by the floods?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): State-wise  details  of  crop  area  affected  due  to  hydro-meteorological calamities/hazards during 2020-21, as reported by the affected State Governments, are given at Annexure.

The State Governments undertake relief measures in the wake of natural disasters from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) already placed at their disposal in accordance  with  Government  of  India  approved  items  and  norms.  Additional assistance is extended from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) as per established procedure, upon receipt of Memorandum from the State. Thereafter, an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) is constituted and deputed for an on-the-spot assessment of  damage  and  requirement  of  funds  for  relief  operations,  as  per  the extant  items  and  norms.    The  report  of  the  IMCT  is  considered  by  the  Sub Committee of National Executive Committee (SC-NEC). Thereafter, the High Level Committee (HLC) approves the final quantum of financial assistance.

(c) & (d): Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare is implementing  'Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana'  since  Kharif  2016,  along  with 'Restructured  Weather  Based  Crop  Insurance  Scheme'  to  provide  comprehensive risk cover in the event of crop damage due to natural calamities and preventable risks and provide financial support to the insured farmers against their notified insurance coverage. However, these Insurance Schemes are voluntary in nature.

Major part of the Scheme is being implemented on Area Approach Basis and seasonend  claims  are  worked  out  on  the  basis  of  yield  data  submitted  by  the  concerned State  Government.    Risk/peril  -wise  details  of  claims  are  not  maintained  for  wide spread calamities/season-end claims under the Scheme.

The  State  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  is  implementing  the  Scheme  since  its inception  in  2016-17.  During  five  years  of  implementation  of  the  Scheme  in  Uttar Pradesh, over 229.42 lakh hectares of land have been insured with a sum insured of nearly Rs.1.06 lakh crore. Till Kharif 2020, claims of Rs.2810.62 crore have been paid to around 37.38 lakh farmers.

## ANNEXURE

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1313 due for answer on 27.07.2021

## CROPPED AREA DAMAGED DUE TO HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL CALAMITIES/ HAZARDS DURING 2020-21

| S.No.   | States            |   Crop area damaged (in lac hectare) |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    |                                 6.81 |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh |                                 0.28 |
| 3.      | Assam             |                                 2.67 |
| 4.      | Bihar             |                                 7.41 |
| 5.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                                 0.24 |
| 6.      | Karnataka         |                                14.32 |
| 7.      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                 6.68 |
| 8.      | Maharashtra       |                                11.28 |
| 9.      | Odisha            |                                 1.8  |
| 10.     | Punjab            |                                 1.23 |
| 11.     | Sikkim            |                                 0.02 |
| 12.     | Tamil Nadu        |                                 4.63 |
| 13.     | Telangana         |                                 2.39 |
| 14.     | Uttar Pradesh     |                                 1.08 |
| 15.     | West Bengal       |                                 5.71 |
|         | Total             |                                66.55 |

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