Lok Sabha Question No. 2413 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Crop Damage due to Heavy Rains/Floods
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2413

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  AUGUST, 2021

## CROP DAMAGE DUE TO HEAVY RAINS/FLOODS

## 2413.   SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

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

- (a)  the  total  loss  of  crops/paddy/vegetables  due  to  heavy  rains/floods  in  various  parts  of  the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the State Governments have demanded any assistance to compensate for the loss suffered by the farmers; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the funds allocated to each State?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष और कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c): State-wise details of crop area affected due to hydro-meteorological calamities/hazards during 2021-22 are given at Annexure-I. Further, it is informed that crop-wise details of crop area affected due to natural calamities are not centrally maintained.

The  Primary  responsibility  for  disaster  management  rests  with  the  State  Governments. The State Governments undertake assessment of damages and provide   financial   relief   in   the wake   of   12 notified natural disasters, from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) already placed  at  their  disposal.  Additional  financial  assistance  is  extended  from  the  National  Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) as per the established procedure in case of disaster of severe nature.

The Government of India has released the 1 st installment of its share under SDRF to the States for the financial year 2021-22, as per the details given at Annexure-II.

In  addition,  the  Government  of  India  has  introduced  yield  based  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and weather based Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS)  from  Kharif  2016  to  provide  financial  support  to  farmers  suffering  crop  loss/damage arising out of natural calamities, adverse weather incidence and to stabilize income of farmers. Comprehensive risk insurance is provided under the scheme from pre-harvesting to post-harvest losses. Under this Scheme, claims are paid to only those farmers who have insured their crops and paid their share of premium under any of the notified crop insurance scheme in the notified area/crop by the State Government.  The cut-off date for enrollment under the Scheme in most of the States/Union Territories for Kharif 2021 Season is 31 st July, 2021.

Annexure-I

Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2413 due for answer on 03.08.2021.

CROPPED AREA DAMAGED DUE HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL CALAMITIES/ HAZARDS

| S. No.   | State         |   Cropped area damaged (in lakh ha.) 2021-22 (provisional as on 21.07.2021) |
|----------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Goa           |                                                                       0.002 |
| 2.       | Gujarat       |                                                                       1.49  |
| 3.       | Karnataka     |                                                                       0.032 |
| 4.       | Kerala        |                                                                       0.24  |
| 5.       | Maharashtra   |                                                                       0.17  |
| 6.       | Odisha        |                                                                       0.02  |
| 7.       | Uttar Pradesh |                                                                       0.07  |
|          | Total         |                                                                       2.024 |

## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2413 due for answer on 03.08.2021.

## Allocation and Release of Funds from SDRF during 2021-22

(Rs. in crore )

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

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