Lok Sabha Question No. 240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Crop Loss due to Heavy Rains and Floods
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Amol Ramsing Kolhe, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, Kunwar Danish Ali, Kuldeep Rai Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 240

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021

## CROP LOSS DUE TO HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODS

240.   DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.: SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI RATANSINH MAGANSINH RATHOD: KUNWAR DANISH ALI: SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

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

- (a) whether  many  States  in  the  country  have  been  affected  by  heavy  rains  and consequent floods in the recent months resulting in destruction of standing crops, fruits and vegetables to a great extent;
- (b) if so, the details of the total loss of crops/paddy/ vegetables and the districts that have been severely affected;
- (c) whether the State  Governments have demanded any assistance to compensate for the loss suffered by the farmers;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the funds allocated to each State;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  waive  loan  of  farmers  in  the  affected districts, the details thereof; and
- (f) the corrective steps taken by the Government to avoid such damage of crops of fruits and vegetable in the future?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):        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.

As  per  the  information  provided  by  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA),  State-wise details of crop area affected due to flood/landslide etc. during 2021, as reported by the State Governments, are given at Annexure-I. Allocation and release of funds under SDRF during 2021-22 (as on 25.11.2021) are at Annexure-II.

- (e): No, Sir.
- (f): Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  provides  training  to  the  farmers  on effective flood management in flood plains and flood-prone ecologies of India.

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.240 due for answer on 30.11.2021

(Provisional) (As on 25.11.2021)

| Sl. No.   | State             |   Crops area affected (in lakh ha.) |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    |                               1.51  |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                               0.02  |
| 3.        | Assam             |                               0.67  |
| 4.        | Bihar             |                               5.8   |
| 5.        | Goa               |                               0.001 |
| 6.        | Gujarat           |                               1.49  |
| 7.        | Himachal Pradesh  |                               0.07  |
| 8.        | Karnataka         |                              13.98  |
| 9.        | Kerala            |                               0.85  |
| 10.       | Madhya Pradesh    |                               1.06  |
| 11.       | Maharashtra       |                               4.55  |
| 12.       | Nagaland          |                               0.17  |
| 13.       | Odisha            |                               1.82  |
| 14.       | Punjab            |                               0.04  |
| 15.       | Rajasthan         |                               6.79  |
| 16.       | Sikkim            |                               0.02  |
| 17.       | Tamil Nadu        |                               0.51  |
| 18.       | Uttar Pradesh     |                               3.61  |
| 19.       | Uttarakhand       |                               0.54  |
| 20.       | West Bengal       |                               6.9   |
| Total     |                   |                              50.4   |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.240 due for answer on 30.11.2021

## Allocation and release of funds under SDRF during 2021-22 (as on 25.11.2021)

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No   | Name of the       | Allocation of SDRF   | Allocation of SDRF   | Allocation of SDRF   | Releases from SDRF   | Releases from SDRF   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| .        | State             | Central Share        | State Share          | Total                | 1 st Instalment      | 2 nd Instalment      |
| 1        | 2                 | 3                    | 4                    | 5                    | 6                    | 7                    |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 895.20               | 297.60               | 1192.80              | 447.60               | 447.60               |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 200.00               | 22.40                | 222.40               | 100.00               | 100.00               |
| 3.       | Assam             | 617.60               | 68.80                | 686.40               | 308.80               | 308.80               |
| 4.       | Bihar             | 1132.80              | 377.60               | 1510.40              | 566.40               | 566.40               |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      | 345.60               | 115.20               | 460.80               | 172.80               | 172.80               |
| 6.       | Goa               | 9.60                 | 2.40                 | 12.00                | 4.80                 | 4.80                 |
| 7.       | Gujarat           | 1059.20              | 352.80               | 1412.00              | 529.60               | 529.60               |
| 8.       | Haryana           | 392.80               | 131.20               | 524.00               | 196.40               | 196.40               |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 327.20               | 36.00                | 363.20               | 163.60               | 163.60               |
| 10.      | Jharkhand         | 454.40               | 151.20               | 605.60               | 227.20               | 227.20               |
| 11.      | Karnataka         | 632.80               | 210.40               | 843.20               | 316.40               | 316.40               |
| 12.      | Kerala            | 251.20               | 84.00                | 335.20               | 125.60               | 125.60               |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1456.00              | 485.60               | 1941.60              | 728.00               | 728.00               |
| 14.      | Maharashtra       | 2577.60              | 859.20               | 3436.80              | 1288.80              | 1288.80              |
| 15.      | Manipur           | 33.60                | 4.00                 | 37.60                | 16.80                | 16.80                |
| 16.      | Meghalaya         | 52.80                | 5.60                 | 58.40                | 26.40                | 26.40                |
| 17.      | Mizoram           | 37.60                | 4.00                 | 41.60                | 18.80                | 18.80                |
| 18.      | Nagaland          | 32.80                | 4.00                 | 36.80                | 16.40                | 16.40                |
| 19.      | Odisha            | 1283.20              | 428.00               | 1711.20              | 641.60               | 641.60               |
| 20.      | Punjab            | 396.00               | 132.00               | 528.00               | 198.00               | 198.00               |
| 21.      | Rajasthan         | 1184.80              | 395.20               | 1580.00              | 592.40               | 592.40               |
| 22.      | Sikkim            | 40.00                | 4.80                 | 44.80                | 20.00                | 20.00                |
| 23.      | Tamil Nadu        | 816.00               | 272.00               | 1088.00              | 408.00               | 408.00               |
| 24.      | Telangana         | 359.20               | 120.00               | 479.20               | 179.60               | 179.60               |
| 25.      | Tripura           | 54.40                | 6.40                 | 60.80                | 27.20                | 27.20                |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 1546.40              | 516.00               | 2062.40              | 773.20               | 773.20               |
| 27.      | Uttarakhand       | 749.60               | 83.20                | 832.80               | 374.80               | 374.80               |
| 28.      | West Bengal       | 808.80               | 269.60               | 1078.40              | 404.40               | 404.40               |
|          | Total:            | 17747.20             | 5439.20              | 23186.40             | 8873.60              | 8873.60              |

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