Lok Sabha Question No. 63 (STARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Compensation to Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Chunni Lal Sahu

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 63

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2023

## COMPENSATION TO FARMERS

- *63.   SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU:

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

- (a) whether the Union  Government  has  received  any  proposal from the State Government of Chhattisgarh to provide compensation to the farmers for suffering loss of their crops due to untimely or scanty rain in Chhattisgarh during the year 2021-22 and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Government has provided compensation to the identified farmers in the State whose crops have been destroyed and if so, the details thereof, district-wise; (c) the amount provided to the State Government for this purpose during the last and the current year; and whether any cases of negligence have been reported in providing compensation to
- (d) the said farmers and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (d):   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

O.I.H.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 63 DUE FOR REPLY ON 25 TH  JULY, 2023.

(a) to (d):    The State Government is primarily responsible for providing necessary relief measures  in  the  wake  of  natural  calamities.  For  undertaking  relief  measures,  funds  are available  with  the  State  Government  in  the  form  of  the  State  Disaster  Response  Fund (SDRF).  Additional  financial  assistance,  over  and  above  SDRF,  is  considered  from  the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for natural calamities of severe nature, as per the established procedures.  The assistance approved under SDRF/NDRF norms is provided in the form of relief. The State Government of Chhattisgarh has not submitted any Memorandum seeking financial assistance under NDRF for drought during 2021-22.

Funds allocated to the State Government of Chhattisgarh under SDRF during 202122, 2022-23 and 2023-24, are as under:

| Year    | Allocation of SDRF (Rs. in crore)   | Allocation of SDRF (Rs. in crore)   | Allocation of SDRF (Rs. in crore)   | Central share of SDRF Released (Rs. in crore)   |
|---------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Year    | Central share                       | State share                         | Total                               |                                                 |
| 2021-22 | 345.60                              | 115.20                              | 460.80                              | 345.00                                          |
| 2022-23 | 363.20                              | 120.80                              | 484.00                              | 181.60                                          |
| 2023-24 | 380.80                              | 127.20                              | 508.00                              | 181.60*                                         |

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  season  to  provide  financial  support  to  the  farmers suffering crop loss/damage arising out of natural calamities, adverse weather incidence and to stabilize the income of the farmers. Comprehensive risk insurance is provided under the scheme from pre-harvesting to post-harvest losses. Under this Scheme, the 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  scheme  is  optional  for  the  States/Union  Territories.  The  State  Government  of Chhattisgarh is implementing the scheme since inception. An amount of Rs.1429.74 crore has been paid as claims under PMFBY & WBCIS to Chhattisgarh during 2021-22.

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