Lok Sabha Question No. 22 (STARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: Damage to Crops due to Unseasonal Rains
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Sudheer Gupta

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION. NO. 22

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  JULY, 2025

## DAMAGE TO CROPS DUE TO UNSEASONAL RAINS

## SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM :

- *22. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA :

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  large  scale  damage  caused  to  crops  due  to unseasonal  rains,  hailstorms  and  extreme  weather  conditions,  if  so,  the  details  thereof, State-wise including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand;

(b) whether the Government has conducted any survey to assess the loss incurred to the farmers due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms and if so, the details of the crops affected most;

(c) the details of steps taken to assess the damage caused to crops and to provide timely relief to the affected farmers in the country, State-wise including Maharashtra and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli;

(d) whether the Government has disbursed any financial assistance or compensation to the farmers affected by unseasonal rains particularly in the above States and UT; and

(e) if so, the number of beneficiaries along with the amount of funds released as per the timelines prescribed under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) along with the details for the said States and UT?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

(a) to (e):

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 22 DUE FOR REPLY ON 22 ND  JULY, 2025 REGARDING

DAMAGE TO CROPS DUE TO UNSEASONAL RAINS. (a) to (c): 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. As per the information received from the State Governments / Union Territories, the details of cropped area affected due to hailstorm/heavy rain/flood during Monsoon Season 2025 (till  14.07.2025) are at Annexure A. The crops affected includes paddy, wheat, barley, mustard, jowar, bajra, maize, onion and horticulture crops. (d) & (e): In Uttarakhand, an area of 4774.65 hectares has been included as per norms of SDRF with loss amount of Rs. 699.72 lakh.  Odisha has paid Rs.15.39 crores out of SDRF to the farmers. Number of beneficiaries along with amount of fund released under Pradhan Mantri Fasal  Bima  Yojana  &  Restructured  Weather  Based  Crop  Insurance  Scheme  as  on

30.06.2025 is annexed as Annexure -B.

## Details of cropped area damaged due to hailstorm/ heavy rain/flood during Monsoon Season 2025 (till 14.07.2025)

| Crop Area Damage Data received from States/UTs during Monsoon Season - 2025 (w.e.f. 01.04.2025 to 14.07.2025)   | Crop Area Damage Data received from States/UTs during Monsoon Season - 2025 (w.e.f. 01.04.2025 to 14.07.2025)   | Crop Area Damage Data received from States/UTs during Monsoon Season - 2025 (w.e.f. 01.04.2025 to 14.07.2025)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                           | Name of States/UTs                                                                                              | Affected Crop Area (in hectare)                                                                                 |
| 1.                                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                               | 1706.667                                                                                                        |
| 2.                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                           | 35024                                                                                                           |
| 3.                                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                                       | 18093                                                                                                           |
| 4.                                                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                                                     | 91429                                                                                                           |
| 5.                                                                                                              | Manipur                                                                                                         | 439.776                                                                                                         |
| 6.                                                                                                              | Meghalaya                                                                                                       | 6372.302                                                                                                        |
| 7.                                                                                                              | Nagaland                                                                                                        | 11                                                                                                              |
| 8.                                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                                                          | 753                                                                                                             |
| 9.                                                                                                              | Sikkim                                                                                                          | 5.662                                                                                                           |
| 10.                                                                                                             | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                 | 1239.09                                                                                                         |
| 11.                                                                                                             | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu                                                                            | Nil                                                                                                             |
| 12.                                                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                                                     | 8.468                                                                                                           |
| 13.                                                                                                             | Punjab                                                                                                          | 3569.11236                                                                                                      |
| Total                                                                                                           | Total                                                                                                           | 1,58,651.077                                                                                                    |

*Source : As received from MHA

## The  number  of  beneficiaries  along  with  amount  of  fund  released  under  Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana & Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme as on 30.06.2025

| State/UT Name    | Farmers Applications Insured (lakh)   | Area Insured (lakh ha)   | Paid Claims   | Farmer Applications Paid Claims (lakh)   |
|------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------|
| State/UT Name    | Total                                 | Area Insured (lakh ha)   | Rs. Crore     | Farmer Applications Paid Claims (lakh)   |
| A & N Islands    | 0.0                                   | 0.0                      | 0.3           | 0.0                                      |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 435.7                                 | 194.7                    | 5,395.8       | 66.1                                     |
| Assam            | 62.9                                  | 37.4                     | 650.3         | 9.9                                      |
| Bihar            | 52.3                                  | 48.3                     | 811.1         | 4.7                                      |
| Chhattisgarh     | 435.4                                 | 212.1                    | 7,498.6       | 111.5                                    |
| Goa              | 0.0                                   | 0.0                      | 0.1           | 0.0                                      |
| Gujarat          | 83.9                                  | 112.3                    | 5,613.3       | 29.3                                     |
| Haryana          | 388.3                                 | 151.9                    | 8,907.4       | 76.5                                     |
| Himachal Pradesh | 26.2                                  | 342.6                    | 595.5         | 11.3                                     |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 9.5                                   | 5.5                      | 153.9         | 2.7                                      |
| Jharkhand        | 71.7                                  | 33.2                     | 857.3         | 9.0                                      |
| Karnataka        | 223.6                                 | 190.9                    | 16,982.7      | 122.9                                    |
| Kerala           | 9.6                                   | 5.0                      | 629.9         | 4.9                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 1,013.7                               | 1,001.0                  | 30,248.5      | 305.4                                    |
| Maharashtra      | 1,306.7                               | 796.7                    | 43,339.5      | 618.0                                    |
| Manipur          | 0.4                                   | 0.4                      | 8.8           | 0.2                                      |
| Meghalaya        | 0.9                                   | 0.3                      | 24.1          | 0.3                                      |
| Odisha           | 654.7                                 | 124.3                    | 7,141.5       | 111.9                                    |
| Puducherry       | 1.9                                   | 0.7                      | 16.5          | 0.4                                      |
| Rajasthan        | 1,941.5                               | 914.3                    | 29,034.8      | 486.2                                    |
| Sikkim           | 0.1                                   | 0.0                      | 0.2           | 0.0                                      |
| Tamil Nadu       | 381.1                                 | 129.4                    | 15,235.3      | 174.4                                    |
| Telangana        | 39.0                                  | 40.1                     | 1,906.4       | 12.2                                     |
| Tripura          | 14.0                                  | 2.6                      | 12.2          | 1.3                                      |

| Uttar Pradesh   | 529.3   | 337.6   | 5,718.6    | 92.9    |
|-----------------|---------|---------|------------|---------|
| Uttarakhand     | 20.0    | 232.3   | 1,208.4    | 10.0    |
| West Bengal     | 138.2   | 57.9    | 1,268.0    | 19.5    |
| GRAND TOTAL     | 7,840.7 | 4,971.9 | 1,83,258.9 | 2,281.5 |

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