Lok Sabha Question No. 23 (STARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Crop Damage due to Heavy Rains
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Subrata Pathak

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 23

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021

## CROP DAMAGE DUE TO HEAVY RAINS

- *23.     SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

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

- (a) the value of agricultural and horticultural crops damaged due to heavy rains in various parts of the country during the current rainy season;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any survey in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received any request from the State Governments for providing  assistance  to  compensate  for  the  loss  suffered  by  farmers  and  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the funds released, State/ UT-wise; and
- (d) the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  cover  the  loss  of  life,  property  and livestock suffered by farmers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (  d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 23  DUE FOR REPLY ON 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021.

(a) to (d):      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. The assistance approved under SDRF/NDRF norms is provided in the form of relief.

Approximately,  50  lakh  hectare  agricultural  area  has  been  affected  due  to cyclonic storm/ flash floods / floods /landslides /cloudburst etc. during 2021, as reported by the State Governments. Ministry of Home Affairs deputed 19 Inter-Ministerial Central Teams  (IMCTs),  to  14  States  and  02  Union  Territories  (UTs),  as  per  the  details  at Annexure.

## ANNEXURE

Annexure referred to in the Statement to the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.23 due for answer on 30.11.2021

State-wise details of IMCT deputed to assess the damages caused by Cyclone, Floods and Landslides during 2021

|   Sl. No. | State/UT         | Calamity                                                         |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Flood 2021                                                       |
|         2 | Assam            | Flood 2021                                                       |
|         3 | Bihar            | Flood 2021                                                       |
|         4 | Gujarat          | Cyclone 'Tauktae' of May 2021                                    |
|         5 | Goa              | Cyclone 'Tauktae' of May 2021                                    |
|         6 | Himachal Pradesh | Flood/ landslides of 2021                                        |
|         7 | Karnataka        | (i) Cyclone 'Tauktae' of May 2021 (ii) Flood/ landslides of 2021 |
|         8 | Madhya Pradesh   | Flood 2021                                                       |
|         9 | Maharashtra      | (i) Cyclone 'Tauktae' of May 2021 (ii) Flood 2021                |
|        10 | Odisha           | Cyclone 'Yaas' of 2021                                           |
|        11 | Rajasthan        | Flood 2021                                                       |
|        12 | Tamil Nadu       | Flood 2021                                                       |
|        13 | Uttarakhand      | Flood/ landslides of 2021                                        |
|        14 | West Bengal      | (i) Cyclone 'Yaas' of May 2021 (ii) Flood 2021                   |
|        15 | Daman & Diu (UT) | Cyclone 'Tauktae' of May 2021                                    |
|        16 | Puducherry (UT)  | Flood 2021                                                       |

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