Lok Sabha Question No. 4142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Crisis for Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4142

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  AUGUST 2025

## CRISIS FOR FARMERS

4142. DR. ANGOMCHA BIMOL AKOIJAM:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Ministry  has  conducted  any  objective  assessment  of  ongoing  crisis  in Manipur  due  to  which  farmers  have  lost  their  livelihood  and  has  badly  affected  the utilisation of agricultural farmland;
- (b) if so, the extent of the loss, particularly the agricultural land that has remained unutilised due to the crisis, district-wise;
- (c) the effect on foodgrain production/yield arising from such non-utilisation of land; and
- (d) the number of farmers affected and farmer casualties reported therefrom?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष और िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a) to (d): Agriculture  is  a  State  Subject.  As  reported  by  the  State  Government  of Manipur,  an  assessment  of  agricultural  farmland  affected  by  the  violence  has  been conducted. The district-wise details of the affected agricultural farmland are as follows:

|   S.No. | Name of District   | Farmland Affected   |
|---------|--------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Imphal East        | 1562.88 Ha          |
|       2 | Imphal West        | 562.52 Ha           |
|       3 | Bishunpur          | 2280 Ha             |
|       4 | Thoubal            | 36 Ha               |
|       5 | Kakching           | 329 Ha              |
|       6 | Jiribam            | 73 Ha               |
|       7 | Churachandpur      | 2932 Ha             |
|       8 | Chandel            | 109 Ha              |
|       9 | Tengnoupal         | 258 Ha              |
|      10 | Kangpokpi          | 3822 Ha             |
|      11 | Total              | 11,967.4 Ha         |

State Government of Manipur has assessed food-grain production/ yield loss due to non-utilization  of  land  at  about  27,269  MT,  with  9,182  farmers  affected  and  11  farmer casualties (8 injuries and 3 deaths).

The Government of India supplements the effort of the State Government by providing assistance for relief of immediate nature through two ways (i) State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and (ii) National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) as per established procedure. The allocation of funds under SDRF and NDRF is based on the recommendations of the successive Financial Commissions. For SDRF, the contribution is made by the Central Government and State  Governments in  the  ratio  90:10  for  the  North-Eastern  and  Himalayan  States,  while  in NDRF, the entire contribution in the fund comes from the Central Government.

The allocation and release of fund from SDRF and NDRF in respect of Manipur since 2024-25 is as under:

| Period                     | Allocation of SDRF (Central Share)   | Released from SDRF   | Released from NDRF   |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| 2024-25                    | 40 Cr                                | 50 Cr                | 12.15 Cr             |
| 2025-26 (As on 31.07.2025) | 40.80 Cr                             | 29.20 Cr             | 131.08 Cr            |

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