Lok Sabha Question No. 2876 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Compensation for Drought  Affected Farmers of Haryana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Satpal Brahamchari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2876

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  MARCH, 2025

## COMPENSATION FOR DROUGHT  AFFECTED FARMERS OF HARYANA

2876.   SHRI SATPAL BRAHAMCHARI:

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

- (a) the details of crop compensation released under various programmes to farmers of drought affected area of Haryana State during each of the last five years and the current year;
- (b) the number of benefited farmers in Sonipat Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency and  the  corresponding  details  of  amount  of  compensation  released  by  the  Government, District and area-wise:
- (c) the details of pending compensation cases with the Government specifically relating to Sonipat Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (d) the action taken in this regard to settle the pending cases?

## ANSWER

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

- (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 financial assistance provided under SDRF and NDRF is by way of relief and not for compensation.

No financial assistance under NDRF is released to the State of Haryana in the wake of drought during the last five years and the current year.

Government implements yield based Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and weather index based Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) from Kharif 2016 Nation wide including Haryana to provide financial support to the insured farmers  suffering  crop  loss/damage  arising  out  of  natural  calamities  &  adverse  weather incidence  and  to  stabilize  the  income  of  farmers  etc.  A  comprehensive  risk  insurance  is provided under the scheme for the losses due to flood, drought and other localized risks such as  hailstorm, landslide, inundation, cloud burst & natural fire.  The post-harvest losses due to cyclone, cyclonic/unseasonal rains and hailstorm for a specified period of 15 days after harvest  are  calculated  on  individual  insured  farm  basis  on  inspection  by  a  Committee constituted by the concerned State Government comprising State officials and officials from insurance companies and claims are paid to only those farmers who insured their crops and paid premium under any of the notified crop insurance scheme in the notified area/crop by the State Govt.

Since  its  inception,  PMFBY  is  continuously  implemented  in  districts  of  Haryana including Sonipat, The claims paid to the insured farmers under this scheme and details of coverage and claims paid during last five years in Sonipat district, Haryana is given below:

| Claims Details   |   in Rs. Crores |   in Rs. Crores |   in Rs. Crores |   in Rs. Crores |   in Rs. Crores |
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|                  |         2018    |         2019    |         2020    |         2021    |         2022    |
| Claims Paid      |           59.68 |           61.42 |           20.12 |           30.43 |           16.56 |
| Claims Pending   |            0    |            0    |            0    |            0    |            0.9  |

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