Lok Sabha Question No. 4275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Relief Measures for Drought, Hailstorm and Pest Attacks
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rama Devi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4275

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  MARCH, 2022

## RELIEF MEASURES FOR DROUGHT, HAILSTORM AND PEST ATTACKS

## 4275. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

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

- (a) whether the Ministry functions as a coordinator of essential relief measures provided during drought, hailstorm and pest attacks;
- (b) if so, the details of the works carried out in this regard during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether there has been delay in providing assistance and relief work; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor and the reaction of the Government  thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  The  State  Government  is  primarily  responsible  for  providing  necessary  relief measures in the wake of natural calamities. For undertaking relief measures, funds are available with the State Government in the form of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). Additional  financial  assistance,  over  and  above  SDRF,  is  considered  from  National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for natural calamities of severe nature and is approved on  the  basis  of  Memorandum  received  from  the  State  Government,  in  accordance  with established procedures.

The  Department  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  is  concerned  with  providing  relief under NDRF to farmers who have lost their crops due to drought, hailstorm, pest attack and cold  wave/frost. An  amount  of  Rs.11,224.86  Crore  has  been  approved from  NDRF during 2018-19 to 2020-21 to the States affected by the above said calamities. State-wise details  are  given  at  Annexure.  During  the  current  year  i.e.  2021-22,  the  following  State Governments have submitted Memorandum seeking financial assistance from NDRF:

|   S.No. | Name of the State   | Calamity type         |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|       1 | Himachal Pradesh    | Hailstorm             |
|       2 | Rajasthan           | Drought (Kharif)      |
|       3 | Nagaland            | Drought (Kharif/Rabi) |

(c) & (d): The State Governments are responsible for disbursement of funds to the affected people and also to carry out the relief work at the ground level.

Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4275 due for answer on 29.03.2022

State-wise details of National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) assistance from 201819 to 2020-21 (drought, hailstorm, pest attack and cold wave/frost)

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State   | Calamity   | Central assistance approved by Government of India (under NDRF)   |
|-----------|-----------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

| During 2018-19   | During 2018-19   | During 2018-19                  | During 2018-19   |
|------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|
| 1.               | Andhra Pradesh   | Drought (Kharif)                | 900.40           |
| 2.               | Karnataka        | Drought (Kharif) Drought (Rabi) | 949.49 1040.87   |
| 3.               | Maharashtra      | Drought (Kharif)                | 4714.28          |
| 4.               | Rajasthan        | Drought (Kharif)                | 1206.62          |
| 5.               | Gujarat          | Drought (Kharif)                | 127.60           |
| 6.               | Jharkhand        | Drought (Kharif)                | 272.42           |
| Total            | Total            | Total                           | 9211.68          |

| During 2019-20   | During 2019-20   | During 2019-20              |   During 2019-20 |
|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|
| 1.               | Manipur          | Drought (Kharif)            |            34.81 |
| 2.               | Rajasthan        | Drought (Kharif)            |           230.77 |
| 3.               | Rajasthan        | Pest (Locust) attack (Rabi) |            68.65 |
| 4.               | Uttar Pradesh    | Hailstorm (Rabi)            |           285.08 |
| Total            | Total            | Total                       |           619.31 |

| During   | 2020-21           |                      |         |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------|---------|
| 1.       | Madhya Pradesh    | Pest Attack (Kharif) | 1280.18 |
| 2.       | Rajasthan Drought | (Kharif)             |  113.69 |
| Total    | Total             | Total                | 1393.87 |

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