Lok Sabha Question No. 4331 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Damage to Agriculture Sector due to Floods in Uttar Pradesh
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. 4331

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## DAMAGE TO AGRICULTURE SECTOR DUE TO FLOODS IN UTTAR PRADESH 4331.   SHRI RAM SHIROMANI VERMA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  carried  out  any  assessment  of  the  damage  caused  to agriculture sector due to floods in Uttar Pradesh in recent years, particularly in the aspirational districts like Shravasti and Balrampur;
- (b) if so, the details of damage caused along with the number of farmers affected in these districts,
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  approved  any  special  relief  package,  crop  insurance payment or agricultural rehabilitation schemes for these districts; and
- (d) if so, the district-wise details of financial allocation made assistance distribution and the number of farmers benefited in Shravasti and Balrampur districts?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) to (d):  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 . The details of the fund allocated and released under SDRF/NDRF to the States are available on Disaster Management, MHA's website i.e. ndmindia.mha.gov.in.

O.I.H

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  | Farmers Applications Enrolled | Farmers Application Benefitted | Paid Claims    | Farmers Applications Enrolled | Farmers Application Benefitted | Paid Claims    | Farmers Applications Enrolled | 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           | 1,33,696                      | 288                            | 0.13           |
| Total     | 77,675                        | 32,975                         | 32.24          | 1,00,514                      | 4,140                          | 1.32           | 1,77,038                      | 3,959                          | 0.96           |

## Annexure I

## 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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