Lok Sabha Question No. 3599 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Rehabilitation of Displaced Communities
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Adhikari Deepak Dev

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3599

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025

## Rehabilitation of Displaced Communities

## 3599.   SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK DEV:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the measure adopted by the Government for supporting climate resilient agriculture for small and marginal farmers;
- (b) the rehabilitation and compensation mechanisms exist for communities displaced due to climate induced disasters; and
- (c) the initiative taken/proposed to be taken to safeguard the livelihood of forest dwellers and indigenous communities?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a) The Government is implementing National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) to mitigate the impact of climate change on water and food security. The NMSA is one of the Missions within the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) which aims to evolve and implement strategies to make Indian agriculture sector resilient to the changing climate.

The  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  launched  a  flagship  network  project namely National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA). The project focused on studying the  impact of climate change  on  agriculture including crops, livestock, horticulture  and  fisheries  and  also  develop  and  promote  climate  resilient  technologies  in agriculture.

Considering the challenge posed by climate change in agriculture, several schemes have been initiated by the Central Government for small and marginal framers to deal with the adverse climate situations in the agriculture sector across the country namely-  Per Drop More Crop, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana etc.

(b) As per the National Policy on Disaster Management (NPDM), the primary responsibility for disaster management, including disbursal of relief assistance on ground level, rests with the State Governments concerned . The State Governments undertakes relief measures in the wake  of  natural  calamities,  from  the  State  Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF).  The  Central Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments  and  provides  requisite logistics and financial support. Additional financial assistance is provided from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), as per laid down procedure.

(c)    Ministry  of  Tribal Affairs  was  set  up  in  1999  with  the  objective  of  providing  a  more focused  approach  to  the  integrated  socio-economic  development  of  the  Scheduled  Tribes (STs). The 'Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA) was enacted by the Parliament to recognize and vest forest rights.

In addition, several schemes have been implemented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for the benefit of tribal people, including those in the forest areas such as "Mechanism for marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and development of Value Chain for MFP".

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