Lok Sabha Question No. 2106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Special Storage Facilities
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Pushpendra Singh Chandel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2106

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  MARCH,2023

## SPECIAL STORAGE FACILITIES

2106. SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH: SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  initiatives  for  special  storage  facilities taking note of likely impact of changing weather particularly on wheat production;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any policy initiatives for reducing the impact on agriculture due to the EL-Nino likely to occur this year; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Uttarakhand and Bundelkhand?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): As informed by Department of Food & Public Distribution (DoF&PD), the Food corporation of India (FCI) mainly stores wheat & rice after procurement to maintain food  security  under  Public  Distribution  System(PDS)  and  buffer  stock  in  the  country. Keeping in view of the requirement for procurement/issue, FCI continuously assesses and monitors the storage capacity and based on the storage gap assessment, storage capacities are created/hired through the following schemes: -
- i. Construction of Silo's under public private partnership(PPP) mode
- ii. Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme
- iii. Central Sector Scheme (CSS)
- iv. Hiring of godown from Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC)/ State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs)/State Agencies
- v. Hiring of godown through Private Warehousing Scheme (PWS)

The  Details  of  storage  capacity  created  during  last  three  year  and  current  year (upto01.02.2023) are as under:

## (Fig. in Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT))

| Schemes   |   2019-20 | 2020-21   |   2021-22 | 2022-23   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| PEG       |      1.47 | 0.55      |      0.48 | 1.48      |
| 0.02      |      0    |           |      0.2  | CSS 0.08  |
| Silo      |      0.5  | 1.00      |      3    | 1.50      |

Further, the Government is implementing Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI), a sub-scheme  of  Integrated  Scheme  for  Agricultural  Marketing  (ISAM)  for  creation  of Agricultural  Marketing  infrastructure  including  Scientific  Storage  and  to  reduce  postharvest  and  handling  losses  under  which  assistance  is  provided  for  construction/ renovation  of  godowns/  warehouses  in  the  rural  areas  in  the  States  to  enhance  the storage  capacity  for  agriculture  produce.  Under  the  scheme,  Government  provides subsidy  at  the  rate  of  25%  and  33.33%  on  capital  cost  of  the  project  based  on  the category of eligible beneficiary. Assistance is available to Individuals, Farmers, Group of farmers/growers,  Agri-preneurs,  Registered  Farmer  Produce  Organizations  (FPOs), Cooperatives, and state agencies etc. The scheme is demand driven.

Since  inception  of  scheme  i.e.  01.04.2001  and  up  to  31.01.2023,  a  total  of 42,178  storage  infrastructure  projects  (Godowns)  in  majority  of  the  States  in  the country,  with  storage  capacity  of  74.08  Million  MT  have  been  sanctioned  under  the scheme and subsidy of Rs. 3,439 crore has been released.

(c) & (d) To meet the challenges of sustaining agriculture in the face of changing climate, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under Ministry of Agriculture and  Farmers  Welfare,  Government  has  launched  a  flagship  network  project  namely National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA). The project aims to study the impact of climate change on agriculture including crops, livestock, horticulture and fisheries and to develop and promote climate resilient technologies in agriculture which will address vulnerable areas of the country and the outputs of the project will help the districts  and  regions  prone  to  extreme  weather  conditions  like  droughts,  floods,  frost, heat  waves,  etc.  to  cope  with  such  extremes.  Agricultural  contingency  plans  for  650 districts in the country have been prepared and State officials have been sensitized for preparedness  through  State-level  interface  meetings.  Agricultural  contingency  plans have been made available online for  policy  makers  to  take  decisions  in  the  event  of delayed monsoons and other extreme weather events.

In  case  of  field  crops,  special  emphasis  is  being  made  to  breed  the  climate resilient varieties. Since 2014, the National Agricultural Research System (NARS) under the  aegis  of  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  has  released  2122  high  yielding stress tolerant crop varieties/hybrids of field crops which include 1008 of cereals (rice 496, wheat 132), 310 of oilseeds, 313 of pulses, 277 of fibre/commercial crops, 130 of forage  crops,  68  of  sugarcane  and  16  others  for  different  agro-climatic  zones  of  the country out of which 1752 varieties are climate resilience for one or the other biotic and abiotic stresses.

Also, ICAR in collaboration with India Meteorological Department (IMD) is issuing Agromet  advisories  twice  a  week  (Tuesday  and  Friday)  to  farmers  through  Gramin Krishi  Mausam  Seva  program.  The  advisories  are  reaching  the  farmers  through  mKISAN portal, WhatsApp groups, SMS services etc.

Further, with a view to provide financial support to farmers at the time of losses due  to  natural  calamities,  the  Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  had introduced  from  Kharif  2016  season  yield  index-based  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima Yojana  (PMFBY)  and  weather  index  based  Restructured  Weather  Based  Crop Insurance  Scheme  (RWBCIS).  This  scheme  is  voluntary  for  all  States  &  UTs  and farmers also. PMFBY provides for comprehensive risk insurance against crop damage from pre-sowing to post-harvest  for food  crops  (cereals, millets and  pulses),  oilseeds and commercial horticultural crops notified by the concerned State Government . The scheme  not  only  safeguards  against  wide  spread  yield  loss  due  to  non-preventable natural  risks  viz.   flood,  inundation,  landslide,  drought,  dry  spells,  hailstorm,  cyclone, pests/diseases,  natural fire and  lightening, storm, typhoon, tempest, hurricane, tornado etc. but also  against  farm  level  yield  loss  due  to  localized  risks  (hailstorm,  landslide, inundation,  cloud  burst  and  natural  fire)  and  post-harvest  losses  due  to  cyclone, cyclonic/unseasonal rain and  hailstorm and   prevented sowing. Under  the crop insurance schemes claims are paid to only those farmers who insured their crops and paid its applicable premium share (i.e. maximum 2% for Kharif, 1.5% for Rabi and 5% for commercial/horticultural crops) under any of the notified crop insurance scheme in the notified area/crop by the State Govt. The State-wise detailsof  PMFBY& RWBCIS Combined  -  State  Wise  Business  Statistics  as  on  28.02.23for  FY  2021-22  is  at Annexure - I.

Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  (DA&FW)  is  also  implementing Rainfed Area Development (RAD)  Programme under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture  (NMSA)  for  Sustainable  Agriculture  in  the  country.  RAD  focuses  on Integrated  Farming  System  (IFS)  for  enhancing  productivity  and  minimizing  risks associated  with  climatic variability.  Under  this  system,  crops/cropping  system  is integrated with activities like horticulture, livestock, fishery, agro-forestry, apiculture etc. to enable farmers not only in maximizing farm returns for sustaining livelihood, but also to mitigate the impacts of drought, flood or other extreme weather events.The status of allocation under RAD during 2021-22,State-wise including Uttarakhand and Bundelkhand is at Annexure - II.

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| FY 2021-22 - PMFBY &RWBCIS Combined - State Wise Business Statistics as on 28.02.23   | FY 2021-22 - PMFBY &RWBCIS Combined - State Wise Business Statistics as on 28.02.23   | FY 2021-22 - PMFBY &RWBCIS Combined - State Wise Business Statistics as on 28.02.23   | FY 2021-22 - PMFBY &RWBCIS Combined - State Wise Business Statistics as on 28.02.23   | FY 2021-22 - PMFBY &RWBCIS Combined - State Wise Business Statistics as on 28.02.23   | FY 2021-22 - PMFBY &RWBCIS Combined - State Wise Business Statistics as on 28.02.23   | FY 2021-22 - PMFBY &RWBCIS Combined - State Wise Business Statistics as on 28.02.23   | FY 2021-22 - PMFBY &RWBCIS Combined - State Wise Business Statistics as on 28.02.23   | FY 2021-22 - PMFBY &RWBCIS Combined - State Wise Business Statistics as on 28.02.23   |
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| State/UT Name                                                                         | Total farmers                                                                         | Area Insured (lakh ha)                                                                | Sum Insured                                                                           | Farmers Share in Premium                                                              | Gross Premium                                                                         | Approved Claims                                                                       | Paid Claims                                                                           | Claims Outstanding                                                                    |
|                                                                                       | In Lakhs                                                                              | In Lakh hectare                                                                       | Rs. Crore                                                                             | Rs. Crore                                                                             | Rs. Crore                                                                             | Rs. Crore                                                                             | Rs. Crore                                                                             | Rs. Crore                                                                             |
| A & N Islands                                                                         | 0.00535                                                                               | 0.003262                                                                              | 2.34558                                                                               | 0.011739                                                                              | 0.228981                                                                              | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| Assam                                                                                 | 10.6695                                                                               | 6.089414                                                                              | 3964.052                                                                              | 0.187588                                                                              | 160.7065                                                                              | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                          | 58.37875                                                                              | 22.97044                                                                              | 9285.008                                                                              | 185.912                                                                               | 1457.031                                                                              | 1428.636                                                                              | 1396.202                                                                              | 32.43377                                                                              |
| Goa                                                                                   | 0.00064                                                                               | 0.00014                                                                               | 0.118396                                                                              | 0.004555                                                                              | 0.007912                                                                              | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| Haryana                                                                               | 14.49735                                                                              | 16.16532                                                                              | 11566.09                                                                              | 313.4166                                                                              | 1207.748                                                                              | 1697.473                                                                              | 1651.793                                                                              | 45.68032                                                                              |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                      | 2.33725                                                                               | 32.66657                                                                              | 518.4067                                                                              | 20.21228                                                                              | 97.11572                                                                              | 24.32533                                                                              | 12.77364                                                                              | 11.5526                                                                               |
| Jammu& Kashmir                                                                        | 0.90834                                                                               | 0.420081                                                                              | 369.0219                                                                              | 6.580217                                                                              | 40.03557                                                                              | 54.64722                                                                              | 54.52459                                                                              | 0.12263                                                                               |
| Karnataka                                                                             | 19.33899                                                                              | 17.40729                                                                              | 8721.587                                                                              | 250.5                                                                                 | 2294.665                                                                              | 1456.375                                                                              | 1452.754                                                                              | 43.03211                                                                              |
| Kerala                                                                                | 0.98524                                                                               | 0.511206                                                                              | 410.8698                                                                              | 7.400148                                                                              | 101.8085                                                                              | 82.62177                                                                              | 38.99827                                                                              | 43.6235                                                                               |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                        | 92.67996                                                                              | 116.5133                                                                              | 45266.33                                                                              | 805.8945                                                                              | 6754.138                                                                              | 0.014094                                                                              | 0.014094                                                                              | 0                                                                                     |
| Maharashtra                                                                           | 99.01364                                                                              | 59.06642                                                                              | 24392.52                                                                              | 661.5527                                                                              | 5893.297                                                                              | 4399.944                                                                              | 4373.998                                                                              | 25.94653                                                                              |
| Manipur                                                                               | 0.02807                                                                               | 0.024886                                                                              | 16.87384                                                                              | 0.341194                                                                              | 1.58166                                                                               | 1.475036                                                                              | 1.475036                                                                              | 0                                                                                     |
| Odisha                                                                                | 81.56093                                                                              | 10.16131                                                                              | 6830.008                                                                              | 133.8528                                                                              | 1278.69                                                                               | 1066.53                                                                               | 996.5801                                                                              | 69.94951                                                                              |
| Puducherry                                                                            | 0.35734                                                                               | 0.139046                                                                              | 91.98612                                                                              | 0.001721                                                                              | 6.862632                                                                              | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 12.61621                                                                              |
| Rajasthan                                                                             | 344.6336                                                                              | 106.7862                                                                              | 41245.29                                                                              | 822.0029                                                                              | 6238.181                                                                              | 4644.058                                                                              | 3382.281                                                                              | 1279.465                                                                              |
| Sikkim                                                                                | 0.02317                                                                               | 0.002698                                                                              | 2.447839                                                                              | 0.082319                                                                              | 0.092871                                                                              | 0.501674                                                                              | 0.501674                                                                              | 0.01602                                                                               |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                            | 60.47224                                                                              | 16.32025                                                                              | 10715.91                                                                              | 164.3313                                                                              | 2966.38                                                                               | 495.8695                                                                              | 494.6681                                                                              | 1.20138                                                                               |
| Tripura                                                                               | 3.35614                                                                               | 0.523264                                                                              | 361.5764                                                                              | 0.371462                                                                              | 10.9446                                                                               | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                         | 40.68356                                                                              | 29.41648                                                                              | 16503.39                                                                              | 292.1005                                                                              | 1519.54                                                                               | 960.1458                                                                              | 954.3438                                                                              | 5.802008                                                                              |
| Uttarakhand                                                                           | 1.82767                                                                               | 23.81047                                                                              | 869.3312                                                                              | 39.04999                                                                              | 200.0262                                                                              | 122.2595                                                                              | 109.9127                                                                              | 12.61227                                                                              |
| TOTAL                                                                                 | 831.7577                                                                              | 458.9981                                                                              |                                                                                       | 3703.807                                                                              | 30229.08                                                                              | 16434.87                                                                              | 14920.82                                                                              | 1584.054                                                                              |
| GRAND                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 181133.2                                                                              |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |

## Status of Allocation under RAD during 2021-22

(Rs. in Lakh)

| S.No.   | States            | Allocation   |
|---------|-------------------|--------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 1000.00      |
| 2       | Telangana         | 200.00       |
| 3       | Bihar             | 250.00       |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh      | 600.00       |
| 5       | Gujarat           | 800.00       |
| 7       | Jharkhand         | 400.00       |
| 8       | Karnataka         | 800.00       |
| 9       | Kerala            | 200.00       |
| 10      | Madhya Pradesh    | 400.00       |
| 11      | Maharashtra       | 1600.00      |
| 12      | Odisha            | 1365.00      |
| 13      | Rajasthan         | 500.00       |
| 14      | Tamil Nadu        | 3000.00      |
| 15      | Uttar Pradesh     | 2100.00      |
| 16      | West Bengal       | 700.00       |
|         | Himalayan States  |              |
| 17      | Himachal Pradesh  | 800.00       |
| 18      | UT of J & K       | 250.00       |
| 19      | UT of Laddakh     | 75.00        |
| 20      | Uttarakhand       | 800.00       |
|         | NE States         |              |
| 21      | Assam             | 100.00       |
| 22      | Arunachal Pradesh | 200.00       |
| 23      | Manipur           | 150.00       |
| 24      | Meghalaya         | 200.00       |
| 25      | Mizoram           | 350.00       |
| 26      | Nagaland          | 550.00       |
| 27      | Sikkim            | 200.00       |
| 28      | Tripura           | 250.00       |
|         | Total             | 17840.00     |
|         | Head Quarter(HQ)  | 160.00       |
|         | Grand Total       | 18000.00     |

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