Lok Sabha Question No. 910 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Foodgrain Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE, SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL, BHOLA SINGH, PR. SENTHILNATHAN, LAXMAN GILUWA, KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU, KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN, P.R. SUNDARAM, GANESH SINGH, KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI, SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ, B.N. CHANDRAPPA, RAHUL KASWAN, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.910

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  1 ST  MARCH, 2016

## FOODGRAIN PRODUCTION

910.   SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

SHRI NANA PATOLE:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI GANESH SINGH:

SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  foodgrains  produced  in  the  country  during  each  of  the  last  three years and the current year, crop and State-wise;
- (b) whether the production and area under cultivation of foodgrain declined/damaged by natural calamities such as unseasonal/scanty rainfall, hailstorm and drought situation in various parts of the country during the said period, if so, the details thereof, crop-wise along with the quantum of loss suffered by the farmers, State-wise;
- (c) the guidelines for providing compensation for damage/loss of crops, the amount of compensation/assistance provided to the farmers for crop loss during the said period along with the number of beneficiaries and the changes proposed in the guidelines, if any;
- (d) whether the Government has taken steps to use drones for quickly assessment of damage to crops to provide suitable compensation to the farmers on time and clear pending compensation expeditiously and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the contingency plan of the Government to overcome crop failure due to natural calamities  like  drought  situation  and  mitigate  the  problems  of  the  farmers  in  such situations in the country?

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIYA )

(a) & (b): State-wise and crop-wise details of production of foodgrains in the country during  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  i.e.  2012-13  to  2015-16  are  given  at Annexure-I.

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The year 2013-14 being one of the best agricultural years with very good quantity and distribution of monsoon rainfall in the country, area and production of most of the agricultural  crops  during  2013-14  increased  over  the  previous  year.  However,  on account of deficit/deficient rainfall during monsoon season and unseasonal rains/hailstorms during February-March, 2015, the area and production of crops during 2014-15  declined.  Further,  2015-16  also  suffered  from  deficient  rainfall  situation  with higher rainfall deficiency of 14% over the Long Period Average (LPA) as compared to rainfall deficiency of 12% during 2014-15. As a result of this, the production of most of the  crops  remained lower than their production levels acheived during 2013-14.  The State-wise details of crop area affected due to hailstorm and unseasonal rains in the country during rabi 2014-15 are given in Annexure-II.

(c): In  the  wake  of  drought  and  other  natural  calamities,  the  State  Governments initiate  necessary  relief  measures  for  farmers  from  State  Disaster  Response  Fund (SDRF) which is readily available with them. On receipt of Relief Memoranda from State Governments, additional financial assistance to State Governments, over and above the SDRF, is considered from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) in accordance with extant norms and procedures.

State-wise details of financial assistance approved by the Government of India in the wake of drought from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) during 2012-13 to 2015-16  are  given  at Annexure-III. Assessment  of  damage  and  distribution  of compensation to farmers is done by the concerned State Governments.

(d): The Department of Agriculture,  Cooperation & Farmers Welfare has initiated a Pilot Study called KISAN [C( K )rop I nsurance using S pace technology A nd geoi N formatics] entails use of drones for improvement in assessment of crop loss and crop  yield.  This  project  is  being  carried  out  in  four  States  i.e.  Haryana,  Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh (with 2 Districts each during Rabi season).

(e): In order to tackle the aberrant monsoon situations leading to drought and floods, extreme  events  (heat  waves,  cold  waves,  frost,  hailstorms,  cyclone  etc.)  adversely affecting  crops,  livestock  and  fisheries  (including  horticulture),  the  Central  Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), Hyderabad has developed Contingency Plan for 600 districts to be used by States for the benefit of farmers.

Further, to provide financial support to the farmers in the event of failure of crops as  a  result  of  natural  calamities,      Government  is  implementing  two  Crop  Insurance Schemes namely, National  Agricultural  Insurance  Scheme  (NAIS)  and  National  Crop Insurance Schemes (NCIP) with three component schemes namely, Modified National Agricultural  Insurance  Scheme  (MNAIS),  Weather  Based  Crop  Insurance  Scheme (WBCIS) & Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS).

These crop insurance schemes have recently been reviewed in consultation with various  stakeholder  including  States/UTs    and  a  path  breaking  scheme  for  farmers' welfare  namely  Prime  Minister  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)  has  been  approved  for implementation from Kharif 2016 along with pilot Unified Package Insurance Scheme (UPIS) and restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS).

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b)of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.910  due for reply on 01.03.2016

## State-wise estimates of production of major foodgrains  during 2012-13 to 2015-16

| States           | Rice    | Rice    | Rice    | Rice     | Wheat    | Wheat    | Wheat    | Wheat     | Coarse Cereals   | Coarse Cereals   | Coarse Cereals   | Coarse Cereals   |
|------------------|---------|---------|---------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| States           | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16* | 2012- 13 | 2013- 14 | 2014- 15 | 2015- 16* | 2012- 13         | 2013- 14         | 2014- 15         | 2                |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 11510.0 | 12724.7 | 7233.9  | 6940.0   | 10.0     | 4.0      | NA       | NA        | 5519.5           | 5385.4           | 2310.2           | 20               |
| Assam            | 5128.5  | 4927.1  | 5222.6  | 5123.0   | 44.2     | 40.4     | 28.8     | 38.0      | 23.5             | 25.0             | 96.4             |                  |
| Bihar            | 7529.3  | 5505.8  | 6356.7  | 6106.3   | 5357.2   | 4738.0   | 3987.0   | 5251.1    | 2510.3           | 2139.9           | 2371.0           | 16               |
| Chhattisgarh     | 6608.8  | 6716.4  | 6322.1  | 6294.7   | 141.3    | 134.0    | 135.3    | 138.8     | 244.7            | 263.1            | 267.2            | 2                |
| Gujarat          | 1541.0  | 1636.0  | 1830.9  | 1564.0   | 2944.0   | 4694.0   | 3059.0   | 2595.0    | 1999.0           | 2120.6           | 1644.9           | 13               |
| Haryana          | 3976.0  | 3998.0  | 4006.0  | 4176.2   | 11117.0  | 11800.0  | 10354.0  | 11011.0   | 1003.0           | 1051.0           | 819.0            | 8                |
| Himachal Pradesh | 125.3   | 120.8   | 125.2   | 98.6     | 608.6    | 670.7    | 646.5    | 677.9     | 700.8            | 685.9            | 622.1            | 6                |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 818.1   | 610.9   | 517.2   | 416.1    | 462.4    | 601.9    | 314.3    | 491.9     | 537.3            | 551.3            | 379.5            | 4                |
| Jharkhand        | 3164.9  | 2810.6  | 3361.9  | 3456.4   | 319.5    | 370.4    | 330.4    | 320.2     | 463.8            | 526.1            | 487.7            | 4                |

| Karnataka      | 3364.0   | 3572.6   |   3541.0 |   3393.0 | 179.0   | 210.0   | 261.0   | 158.0   | 6061.0   | 6825.8   |   6946.0 | 57   |
|----------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|----------|----------|------|
| Kerala         | 508.3    | 509.2    |    562.1 |    697.3 |         |         |         |         | 0.3      | 0.3      |      0.3 |      |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2775.0   | 2844.8   |   3625.3 |   3487.3 | 13133.4 | 12937.0 | 17103.9 | 14880.0 | 2616.2   | 2551.8   |   3129.4 | 36   |
| Maharashtra    | 3057.0   | 3120.0   |   2946   |   2614   | 1181.0  | 1602.0  | 1308.0  | 720.0   | 4429.3   | 5955.2   |   5004.9 | 39   |
| Orissa         | 7295.4   | 7613.4   |   8298.2 |   5795.1 | 2.0     | 1.1     | 0.7     | 2.0     | 287.0    | 325.7    |    242.3 | 1    |
| Punjab         | 11374.0  | 11267.0  |  11107   |  11637   | 16591.0 | 17620.0 | 15050.0 | 16800.0 | 525.0    | 553.8    |    499.4 | 4    |
| Rajasthan      | 222.5    | 312.6    |    366.7 |    353.7 | 9275.5  | 8663.2  | 9823.9  | 9887.0  | 6912.9   | 6432.9   |   7479.5 | 67   |
| Tamilnadu      | 4049.9   | 5349.8   |   5727.8 |   5716.7 | NA      | NA      | NA      | NA      | 1333.0   | 2819.7   |   3142.7 | 27   |
| Telengana      | NA       | NA       |   4440.8 |   4194.9 | NA      | NA      | 7.0     | 3.0     | NA       | NA       |   2404   | 19   |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 14416.0  | 14636.0  |  12167.9 |  12509   | 30301.9 | 29890.9 | 22417.4 | 28894.5 | 3695.5   | 3803.2   |   3570   | 35   |
| Uttarakhand    | 579.8    | 578.6    |    603.7 |    630   | 858.2   | 842.4   | 654.2   | 890.0   | 338.4    | 298.9    |    313.6 | 2    |
| West Bengal    | 15023.7  | 15370.7  |  14677.2 |  16100   | 895.9   | 927.8   | 939.3   | 945.0   | 434.6    | 538.6    |    678.9 | 6    |
| Others         | 2173.9   | 2420.5   |   2441.7 |   2309.3 | 84.4    | 101.9   | 106.1   | 115.5   | 409.2    | 440.7    |    453.3 | 4    |

| All India                                | 105241.4                                 | 106645.5                                 | 105482.1                                 | 103612.7          | 93506.5           | 95849.8           | 86526.5           | 93818.7           | 40044.2           | 43294.9           | 42862.3           | 383               |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| *As per Second Advance Estimates 2015-16 | *As per Second Advance Estimates 2015-16 | *As per Second Advance Estimates 2015-16 | *As per Second Advance Estimates 2015-16 | NA: Not Available | NA: Not Available | NA: Not Available | NA: Not Available | NA: Not Available | NA: Not Available | NA: Not Available | NA: Not Available | NA: Not Available |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b)of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.910  due for reply on 01.03.2016

State-wise, crop-wise area affected due to hailstorm and unseasonal rains in the Country during 2014-15 (February-April 2015)

Area : (Lakh Hectare)

| States            |   Wheat |   Coarse Cereals (Barley/Jowar/Maize) |   Pulses |
|-------------------|---------|---------------------------------------|----------|
| Gujarat           |   1.201 |                                 0.028 |    0.144 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |   2.4   |                                 0     |    2     |
| Maharashtra       |   0.628 |                                 0.157 |    0.282 |
| Rajasthan         |   8.918 |                                 0.518 |    3.152 |
| Haryana           |  19.478 |                                 0.029 |    0.006 |
| Punjab            |   2.56  |                                 0.02  |    0.01  |
| Uttar Pradesh     |  72.104 |                                 0     |    9.641 |
| Uttarakhand       |   1.879 |                                 0     |    0.608 |
| Himachal Pradesh* |   0     |                                 0     |    0     |
| Bihar**           |  14.395 |                                 2.495 |    1.147 |
| J & K             |   1     |                                 0     |    0.02  |
| Telangana         |   0     |                                 0.208 |    0.002 |
| Andhra Pradesh    |   0     |                                 0.003 |    0.001 |
| Kerala            |   0     |                                 0     |    0     |
| West Bengal       |   0.237 |                                 0.025 |    0.043 |
| Total             | 124.801 |                                 3.482 |   17.058 |

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## ANNEXURE-III

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.910 due for reply on 01.03.2016

Assistance approved from the National  Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for drought, hailstorm, coldwave/frost

(Rs. in crores)

|   Sl. No. | State            | 2012-13        | 2013-14      | 2014-15        | 2015-16   |
|-----------|------------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | 142.97         | 254.54 40.06 | 237.51         | 433.77    |
|         2 | Bihar            | --             | 931.87       | 791.42         | -         |
|         3 | Chhattisgarh     | -              | -            | -              | 1276.25   |
|         4 | Gujarat          | 864.71         | -            | -              | -         |
|         5 | Haryana          | -              | -            | 168.87 369.09  | -         |
|         6 | Karnataka        | 526.06         | 226.57 82.77 | 200.85 105.33  | 1540.20   |
|         7 | Kerala           | 62.61 107.89   | -            | -              | -         |
|         8 | Madhya Pradesh   | -              | 494.95       | -              | 2032.68   |
|         9 | Maharashtra      | 778.09 1036.98 | 552.88       | 1962.99        | 3049.36   |
|        10 | Odisha           | -              | -            | -              | 815.00    |
|        11 | Rajasthan        | 320.64         | -            | 1447.73        | -         |
|        12 | Tamil Nadu       | 624.69         | -            | -              | -         |
|        13 | Uttar Pradesh    | -              | 270.55       | 777.34 2801.59 | 1304.52   |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh | -              | -            | 71.53          | -         |
|        15 | Telangana        | -              | -            | 83.744         | 791.21    |

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