Lok Sabha Question No. 3894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Crops loss due to Natural Calamities
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Ram Shiromani Verma

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3894

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## CROPS LOSS DUE TO NATURAL CALAMITIES

3894.   SHRI RAM SHIROMANI VERMA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

(a) whether the farmers' crops suffered heavy losses due to flood, excessive rain, hailstorm or other natural calamities in the districts of Uttar Pradesh, particularly in the aspiring districts of Shrawasti and Balrampur during the last three years;

(b)  if  so,  the  amount  disbursed  so  far  to  the  affected  farmers  in  view  of  the  aforesaid calamities, along with the year-wise and calamity-wise details thereof;

(c) whether any compensation has been provided to all the eligible and affected farmers for these years;

(d) if not, the number of farmers who have not received compensation yet along with the reasons therefor; and

(e) the steps taken by the Government to resolve the same?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) to (e):   As per the National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP), the primary responsibility of  disaster  management  including  damage  assessment  and  providing  relief  measures  on ground level, rests with the State Governments concerned. The Central Government provides requisite logistics  and financial support to  the  efforts of the State Governments. The  State Governments provide financial relief to the affected people in the event of 12 notified natural disasters, from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), already placed at its disposal, in accordance with approved items and norms of Government of India (GOI). However, in the event  of  disaster  of  a  'severe  nature',  additional  financial  assistance  is  extended  from  the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), as per laid down procedure, which includes an assessment  based  on  the  visit  of  an  Inter-Ministerial  Central  Team  (IMCT).  The  financial assistance provided under SDRF and NDRF is by way of relief and not for compensation.

Details of crop losses, farmers affected due to various calamities, amount disbursed to the affected farmers from SDRF is at Annexure I.

No memorandum seeking financial assistance under NDRF, has been submitted by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh during the last three years.

Details  of  Farmer  applications  enrolled, farmers  benefitted  and  claims  paid  under Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)  and  Restructured  Weather  Based  Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) for Balrampur and Shravasti districts of Uttar Pradesh from 2022-23 to 2024-25 are as under:

|           | 2022-23                          | 2022-23                          | 2022-23        | 2023-24                        | 2023-24                          | 2023-24        | 2024-25                          | 2024-25                        | 2024-25        |
|-----------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------|
| District  | Farmer s Applic ations Enrolle d | Farmers Applicati on Benefitte d | Paid Claims    | Farmers Applicati ons Enrolled | Farmers Applicati on Benefitte d | Paid Claims    | Farmer s Applica tions Enrolle d | Farmers Application Benefitted | Paid Claims    |
|           | (In No.)                         | (In No.)                         | (Rs. In Crore) | (In No.)                       | (In No.)                         | (Rs. In Crore) | (In No.)                         | (In No.)                       | (Rs. In Crore) |
| Balrampur | 30,372                           | 15,730                           | 13.19          | 21,408                         | 2,870                            | 1.09           | 43,342                           | 3,671                          | 0.83           |
| Shravasti | 47,303                           | 17,245                           | 19.05          | 79,106                         | 1,270                            | 0.23           | 1,33,69 6                        | 288                            | 0.13           |
| Total     | 77,675                           | 32,975                           | 32.24          | 1,00,514                       | 4,140                            | 1.32           | 1,77,03 8                        | 3,959                          | 0.96           |

## Details of crop loss due to various natural calamities during the last three years.

| 2022-23   | 2022-23            | 2022-23                    | 2022-23               | 2022-23                      | 2022-23                                             | 2022-23   |
|-----------|--------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| District  | Nature of Disaster | Farmers affected (in nos.) | Area affected (in ha) | Benefitted farmers (in nos.) | Funds released against the loss of crops (in lakhs) | Others    |
| Shravasti | Flood              | 42109                      | 12402.6764            | 42109                        | 2242.92                                             | 0         |
| Balrampur | Flood              | 84020                      | 19195.5373            | 84020                        | 2516.67543                                          | 0         |
| Total     |                    | 126129                     | 31598.21              | 126129                       | 4759.595                                            | 0         |

| 2023-24   | 2023-24            | 2023-24                    | 2023-24               | 2023-24                      | 2023-24                                             | 2023-24   |
|-----------|--------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| District  | Nature of Disaster | Farmers affected (in nos.) | Area affected (in ha) | Benefitted farmers (in nos.) | Funds released against the loss of crops (in lakhs) | Others    |
| Shravasti | 0                  | 0                          | 0                     | 0                            | 0                                                   | 0         |
| Balrampur | 0                  | 0                          | 0                     | 0                            | 0                                                   | 0         |
| Total     | 0                  | 0                          | 0                     | 0                            | 0                                                   | 0         |

| 2024-25   | 2024-25            | 2024-25                    | 2024-25               | 2024-25                      | 2024-25                                             | 2024-25   |
|-----------|--------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| District  | Nature of Disaster | Farmers affected (in nos.) | Area affected (in ha) | Benefitted farmers (in nos.) | Funds released against the loss of crops (in lakhs) | Others    |
| Shravasti | Flood              | 1225                       | 231.3801              | 1225                         | 90.18                                               | 0         |
| Balrampur | Flood              | 1406                       | 603.5621              | 1406                         | 64.68221                                            | 0         |
| Total     |                    | 2631                       | 834.9422              | 2631                         | 154.8622                                            | 0         |

Source: As informed by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh.

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