Lok Sabha Question No. 404 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Shortage of Water and Fodder for Cattles
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, SAUGATA ROY, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI, MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 404

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  JULY, 2016

## SHORTAGE OF WATER AND FODDER FOR CATTLES

404. SHRI D.K. SURESH:

PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एबं कृ िक कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that 11 States are facing drought and a large number of farmers are facing acute shortage of foodgrains, water for livelihood, irrigation and cattles, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that thousands of cows and other cattles died due to shortage of water and fodder in various States of the country including Rajasthan and Karnataka;
- (c) if so, the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether the Government is considering to provide any special package to overcome the shortage, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the assistance provided by the Government to the farmers who lost their livestock, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a) to (e): Yes Madam. Due to deficit monsoon during the year 2015-16, 11 States, i.e. Karnataka (both for Kharif and Rabi), Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra(both for Kharif and Rabi), Odisha, Telengana, Uttar Pradesh(both for Kharif and Rabi), Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand (drought Rabi) submitted Memoranda seeking financial assistance from NDRF after declaring drought in several parts of these States. The details regarding funds approved from the NDRF  to  the  drought  affected  States  are  annexed  as annexure-I .  Water  levels  of  91  major reservoirs  are  monitored    by  the  Ministry  of  Water  Resources,  River  Development  and  Ganga Rejuvenation.

As per Central Water Commission, the storage position of 91 reservoirs on 6.7.2016 is given below:

- i) Live storage available as on 06.07.2016 in these 91 reservoirs is 28.208 BCM, which is 18% of total live storage  capacity of these reservoirs.  This  storage  is  55%  of  the  storage  of corresponding period of last year and 74% of storage of average of last ten years.
2. ii) Live storage available in 91 reservoirs during the last year was 51.307 BCM.
3. iii) Average live storage of last ten years in these 91 reservoirs was 38.304 BCM.

The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry,  Dairying  and  Fisheries  is  implementing,  National  Livestock Mission (NLM) with a budgetary allocation of Rs.292 crore during the year 2016-17 with a sub-Mission on Feed and Fodder Development where financial assistance is provided to all States/UTs, including drought affected States.

Department  of  Agriculture,  Co-operation  and  Farmers  Welfare    is  implementing  Additional  Fodder Development Programme (AFDP) as a sub-scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) to  mitigate the  adverse impacts of drought in drought affected States  from  2014-15 which is continuing during the current  year 2016-17 with a budgetary allocation of Rs.100 crore. The State-wise budgetary allocation is annexed as annexure-II .

Allocation of subsidized foodgrains to the State/UT Governments is made under National Food Security  Act  (NFSA)/Targeted  Public  Distribution  System  (TPDS).  In  addition,  foodgrains  are  also allocated  to  States/UTs  for  natural  calamity  including  drought,  festivals,  etc.  on  the  basis  of  requests received  from  States/Uts  Department  of  Food  and  Public  Distribution.  On  receiving  request  from  the State  Governments  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Telangana,  Karnataka,  Maharashtra,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Chattisgarh for additional allocation of foodgrains for distribution to the beneficiaries in the drought affected areas and as per the demand made by them, a quantity of 23.80 lakh tons of foodgrains was allocated during 2015-16. Foodgrain allocation for drought relief during 201516 and 2016-17 State-wise is annexed as annexure-III .

In order to make foodgrains available to the people at cheaper rates, Government of India has enacted National  Food  Security  Act  (NFSA)  under  which  foodgrains  are  allocated  to  the  States/UTs  for distribution to eligible beneficiaries @ 5kg per person per month for priority households and @ 35kg per family  per  month  for  Antyodaya  Anna  Yojana  (AAY)  households  at  highly  subsidized  prices  of  Re1/-, Rs.2/- and Rs.3/- per kg for coarse grains, wheat and rice respectively. The act provides for coverage of about 67% of the population of the country (75% of the rural and 50% of the urban population). With the implementation  of  NFSA,  Government  of  India  is  making  substantial  foodgrain  allocation  to  the States/UTs at highly subsidized prices. During the current year, Government of India has so far allocated a quantity of 487.42 lakh tons of foodgrains under NFSA and 50.56 lakh tons of foodgrains under erstwhile TPDS  to  the  States/UTs  which  have  not  implemented  NFSA.  In  addition,  during  the  current  year  a quantity of 1.87 lakh tons has been allocated for Above Poverty Line (APL) & Below Poverty Line (BPL) families (in Non NFSA States) and a quantity of 1.72 lakh tons of foodgrains has also allocated for festivals and other additional requirements of the States. Government has also allocated a quantity of 37.42 lakh tons  of  foodgrains  under  Other  Welfare  Schemes  of  the  Government  of  India  such  as  Mid  Day  Meal (MDM) scheme, Wheat Based Nutrition Programme (WBNP), Sabla, Annapurna Scheme, etc.

The  State  Government  is  empowered  to  undertake  necessary  relief  measures  with  the  help  of  State Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF)  which  is  readily  available  with  them  in  the  wake  of  notified  natural calamities  like  drought,  hailstorm,  pest  attack  cold  wave/frost  etc.  For  a  calamity  of  severe  nature, additional  financial  assistance,  over  and  above  SDRF,  is  considered  as  per  extant  norms  from  National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), upon receipt of memorandum from the State Government.

State-wise Allocation of funds under RKVY of the Additional Fodder Development Programme (AFDP)  sub-scheme  during  2016-17  with  reference  to  Lok  Sabha  Question  No.404  raised  by S/Shri D.K.Suresh, Prof. Saugata Roy, Shivkumar Udasi and Dr.Manoj Rajoria due for answer on 19.7.2016.

| State &Union Territories   | Proposed Allocation of funds ( ₹ in crore)   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh             | 4.00                                         |
| Bihar                      | 3.10                                         |
| Chhattisgarh               | 4.32                                         |
| Goa                        | 0.12                                         |
| Gujarat                    | 8.0                                          |
| Haryana                    | 0.60                                         |
| Himachal Pradesh           | 0.60                                         |
| Jammu & Kashmir            | 0.60                                         |
| Jharkhand                  | 1.30                                         |
| Karnataka                  | 9.00                                         |
| Kerala                     | 2.00                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh             | 9.70                                         |
| Maharashtra                | 18.00                                        |
| Odisha                     | 4.20                                         |
| Punjab                     | 0.64                                         |
| Rajasthan                  | 14.10                                        |
| Tamil Nadu                 | 2.70                                         |
| Telangana                  | 4.00                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh              | 4.40                                         |
| Uttarakhand                | 0.50                                         |
| West Bengal                | 2.80                                         |
| NER States                 |                                              |
| Arunachal Pradesh          | 0.21                                         |
| Assam                      | 3.50                                         |
| Manipur                    | 0.40                                         |
| Meghalaya                  | 0.29                                         |
| Mizoram                    | 0.11                                         |
| Nagaland                   | 0.39                                         |
| Sikkim                     | 0.16                                         |
| Tripura                    | 0.26                                         |
| Total                      | 100.00                                       |

Foodgrain allocation for drought  relief  during  2015-16  and  2016-17  with  reference  to  Lok  Sabha Question No.404 raised by S/Shri D.K.Suresh, Prof. Saugata Roy, Shivkumar Udasi and Dr.Majoj Rajoria due for answer on 19.7.2016.

| States         | Quantity Allocated (in tons)   | Quantity Allocated (in tons)   | Quantity Allocated (in tons)   |
|----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                | Rice                           | Wheat                          | Total                          |
| Maharashtra    | 163000                         | 244000                         | 407000                         |
| Andhra Pradesh | 102312                         | 0                              | 102312                         |
| Chattisgarh    | 82000                          | 0                              | 82000                          |
| Gujarat        | 8000                           | 48000                          | 56000                          |
| Jharkhand      | 171103                         | 21844                          | 192947                         |
| Karnataka      | 2577                           | 2556                           | 5133                           |
| Madhya Pradesh | 24000                          | 72000                          | 96000                          |
| Telangana      | 250292                         | 0                              | 250292                         |
| Rajasthan      | 0                              | 1138200                        | 1138200                        |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 28073                          | 22961                          | 51034                          |
| Total          | 831357                         | 1549561                        | 2380918                        |

Assistance Approved from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for Drought and Hailstorm with  reference  to  Lok  Sabha  Question  No.404  raised  by  S/Shri  D.K.Suresh,  Prof.  Saugata  Roy, Shivkumar Udasi and Dr.Majoj Rajoria due for answer on 19.7.2016.

(Rs. in crore)

R:Rabi

| During - 2015-16   | During - 2015-16   | During - 2015-16                             |                 |
|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| S.No.              | State              | Calamity                                     | Amount approved |
| 1.                 | Karnataka          | Drought Drought-R                            | 1540.20 723.23  |
| 2.                 | Chhattisgarh       | Drought                                      | 1276.25         |
| 3.                 | Madhya Pradesh     | Drought                                      | 2032.68         |
| 4.                 | Maharashtra        | Drought-K Drought-K -Supplementary Drought-R | 3049.36 # #     |
| 5.                 | Odisha             | Drought                                      | 815.00          |
| 6.                 | Telangana          | Drought                                      | 791.21          |
| 7.                 | Uttar Pradesh      | Drought Drought-R                            | 1304.52 #       |
| 8.                 | Andhra Pradesh     | Drought                                      | 433.77          |
| 9.                 | Jharkhand          | Drought                                      | 336.94          |
| 10.                | Rajasthan          | Drought Hailstorm                            | 1193.41 #       |
| 11.                | Uttarakhand        | Drought-R                                    | #               |

#: Proposals are at various stages of processing.