Lok Sabha Question No. 2405 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Assessment of Crop Damage
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2405

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  AUGUST, 2021

## ASSESSMENT OF CROP DAMAGE

2405.   SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

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

- (a) whether the Government  has conducted any assessment /survey before and after the damage caused to crops during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to deal with the damage caused to crops and to reduce the extent thereof in future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a)  to  (c):  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.  State-wise  and  year-wise  details  of financial  assistance  released  to  the  States  during  2018-19,  2019-20  and  2020-21  from NDRF in respect of all notified calamities are at Annexure-I.

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. State-wise & Year-wise details of  claims  paid  and number of farmer applications benefitted during 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 are at Annexure-II.

## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2405 due for answer on 03.08.2021.

## Release from NDRF in respect of all notified calamities

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh      | 1004.88   | 570.91    | 657.029   |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 132.49    | --        | 59.34     |
| 3.       | Assam               | --        | --        | 44.37     |
| 4.       | Bihar               | --        | 953.17    | 1255.27   |
| 5.       | Himachal Pradesh    | 227.29    | 518.06    | 2.90      |
| 6.       | Karnataka           | 959.84    | 3208.28   | 689.27    |
| 7.       | Kerala              | 2904.85   | --        | --        |
| 8.       | Madhya Pradesh      | 334.00    | 1712.14   | 1891.79   |
| 9.       | Maharashtra         | 2088.59   | 5189.40   | 420.12    |
| 10.      | Manipur             | --        | --        | 26.53     |
| 11.      | Meghalaya           | --        | --        | 16.52     |
| 12.      | Nagaland            | 195.99    | 176.52    | 1.335     |
| 13.      | Odisha              | 341.72    | 3294.10   | 500.00    |
| 14.      | Rajasthan           | 526.14    | 1949.59   | 68.65     |
| 15.      | Sikkim              | 54.93     | --        | 73.86     |
| 16.      | Tamil Nadu          | 900.31    | --        | 286.91    |
| 17.      | Tripura             | 171.74    | --        | 12.93     |
| 18.      | Uttar Pradesh       | 157.23    | --        | --        |
| 19.      | West Bengal         | --        | 958.33    | 2250.28   |
|          | Total:              | 10000.00  | 18530.50  | 8257.11   |

Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2405 due for answer on 03.08.2021

| State-wise details of claims paid and farmers benefitted (who got claims) under PMFBY from 2018-   | State-wise details of claims paid and farmers benefitted (who got claims) under PMFBY from 2018-   | State-wise details of claims paid and farmers benefitted (who got claims) under PMFBY from 2018-   | State-wise details of claims paid and farmers benefitted (who got claims) under PMFBY from 2018-   | State-wise details of claims paid and farmers benefitted (who got claims) under PMFBY from 2018-   | State-wise details of claims paid and farmers benefitted (who got claims) under PMFBY from 2018-   | State-wise details of claims paid and farmers benefitted (who got claims) under PMFBY from 2018-   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of States/UTs                                                                                 | 2018-19                                                                                            | 2018-19                                                                                            | 2019-20                                                                                            | 2019-20                                                                                            | 2020-21                                                                                            | 2020-21                                                                                            |
| Name of States/UTs                                                                                 | Claims Paid (Rs. in crore)                                                                         | Farmer Applications Benefitted (In lakh)                                                           | Claims Paid (Rs. in crore)                                                                         | Farmer Applications Benefitted (In lakh)                                                           | Claims Paid (Rs. in crore)                                                                         | Farmer Application s Benefitted (In lakh)                                                          |
| A & N Islands                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                     | 1885.06                                                                                            | 16.17                                                                                              | 926.65                                                                                             | 14.75                                                                                              | Not Implemented                                                                                    | Not Implemented                                                                                    |
| Assam                                                                                              | 2.79                                                                                               | 0.08                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               |
| Bihar                                                                                              | Not                                                                                                |                                                                                                    | Implemented                                                                                        | Implemented                                                                                        |                                                                                                    |                                                                                                    |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                       | 1087.30                                                                                            | 6.56                                                                                               | 1286.25                                                                                            | 14.83                                                                                              | 530.76                                                                                             | 11.24                                                                                              |
| Goa                                                                                                | 0.10                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.01                                                                                               | 0.001                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               |
| Gujarat                                                                                            | 2777.89                                                                                            | 13.92                                                                                              | 111.67                                                                                             | 0.93                                                                                               | Not Implemented                                                                                    | Not Implemented                                                                                    |
| Haryana                                                                                            | 939.95                                                                                             | 4.19                                                                                               | 923.30                                                                                             | 5.52                                                                                               | 941.98                                                                                             | 3.27                                                                                               |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                   | 55.00                                                                                              | 1.27                                                                                               | 58.01                                                                                              | 1.50                                                                                               | 6.69                                                                                               | 0.37                                                                                               |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                    | 26.24                                                                                              | 0.20                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               |
| Jharkhand                                                                                          | 21.11                                                                                              | 0.58                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               |
| Karnataka                                                                                          | 2925.59                                                                                            | 13.74                                                                                              | 1167.76                                                                                            | 6.21                                                                                               | 31.34                                                                                              | 0.42                                                                                               |
| Kerala                                                                                             | 26.74                                                                                              | 0.40                                                                                               | 53.40                                                                                              | 0.27                                                                                               | 0.11                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                     | 3776.75                                                                                            | 22.63                                                                                              | 5811.74                                                                                            | 30.56                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               |
| Maharashtra                                                                                        | 6062.98                                                                                            | 80.55                                                                                              | 6723.35                                                                                            | 87.58                                                                                              | 750.12                                                                                             | 11.43                                                                                              |
| Manipur                                                                                            | 0.001                                                                                              | 0.00002                                                                                            | 1.14                                                                                               | 0.03                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               |
| Meghalaya                                                                                          | 0.22                                                                                               | 0.004                                                                                              | 0.18                                                                                               | 0.01                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               |
| Odisha                                                                                             | 1169.97                                                                                            | 6.58                                                                                               | 1129.60                                                                                            | 11.99                                                                                              | 385.23                                                                                             | 11.86                                                                                              |
| Puducherry                                                                                         | 0.45                                                                                               | 0.005                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               |
| Rajasthan                                                                                          | 3425.54                                                                                            | 20.63                                                                                              | 4841.38                                                                                            | 25.85                                                                                              | 2402.11                                                                                            | 17.84                                                                                              |
| Sikkim                                                                                             | 0.002                                                                                              | 0.00003                                                                                            | Not                                                                                                | Implemented                                                                                        | 0.02                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                               |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                         | 2656.31                                                                                            | 18.94                                                                                              | 1056.84                                                                                            | 13.22                                                                                              | 43.34                                                                                              | 1.07                                                                                               |
| Telangana                                                                                          | 148.90                                                                                             | 0.59                                                                                               |                                                                                                    | Not Implemented                                                                                    | Not Implemented                                                                                    | Not Implemented                                                                                    |
| Tripura                                                                                            | 0.02                                                                                               | 0.002                                                                                              | 0.78                                                                                               | 0.08                                                                                               | 1.74                                                                                               | 0.26                                                                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                      | 469.16                                                                                             | 6.26                                                                                               | 1092.66                                                                                            | 9.34                                                                                               | 293.36                                                                                             | 4.06                                                                                               |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                        | 72.38                                                                                              | 0.85                                                                                               | 103.17                                                                                             | 0.95                                                                                               | 50.89                                                                                              | 0.54                                                                                               |
| West Bengal                                                                                        | 529.39                                                                                             | 7.09                                                                                               | Not Implemented                                                                                    | Not Implemented                                                                                    | Not Implemented                                                                                    | Not Implemented                                                                                    |
| GRAND                                                                                              | 28059.84                                                                                           | 221.25                                                                                             | 25287.87                                                                                           | 223.61                                                                                             | 5437.69                                                                                            | 62.36                                                                                              |

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