Lok Sabha Question No. 644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Compensation to Farmers affected by Ravi Floods.
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 644

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 03 RD  FEBRUARY, 2026

## COMPENSATION TO FARMERS AFFECTED BY RAVI FLOODS

## 644.   SHRI GURMEET SINGH MEET HAYER:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that extensive agricultural land and standing crops were damaged due to the 2025 floods in the Ravi basin, if so, the detailed assessment of crop and land loss that has been carried out, district-wise;
- (b)  whether  any  relief  or  compensation  has  been  provided  to  the  affected  farmers  under PMFBY, SDRF/NDRF or any other Central/State assistance, if so, the details thereof including funds sanctioned and released and the number of beneficiaries;
- (c) whether relief has been provided in the form of free seed distribution, input support or other rehabilitation measures such as tractor and farm machinery assistance, marketing support, etc.; if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  long-term  measures  adopted  or proposed  to  support farmers  affected  by  recurring floods in the Ravi basin?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a) to (d): As per the National Policy on Disaster Management (NPDM), the State Government is primarily responsible for providing necessary relief measures on ground level in the wake of notified calamities including floods. The State Governments undertake relief measures in the wake of natural calamities from funds available in the form of the State Disaster Response Fund  (SDRF)  in  accordance  with  the  Government  of  India  approved  items  and  norms. Additional  financial  assistance,  over  and  above  SDRF,  is  considered  from  the  National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), as per laid down procedure, in case of disaster of 'severe nature', which includes an assessment based on the visit of an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT). The financial assistance provided under SDRF and NDRF is by way of relief and not for compensation.

The State Government of Punjab is allocated an amount of Rs.642.40 crore (Rs.481.60 crore Central share + Rs.160.80 crore State share) for the financial year 2025-2026 under SDRF, of which the first and second Installments of Rs.240.80 crore each, as Central share is released to the State. In addition, the State Government of Punjab reported balance of Rs. 11947.20 crore in SDRF account of the state as on 1 st  April, 2025. In the wake of recent floods, as per information received from Ministry of Home Affairs, 1.93 lakh hectares of crop area was damaged due to hydro-metrological disasters during 2025 in Punjab (as on 27.11.2025). DA&FW provided an additional project cost of Rs.74.00 crore (central share Rs.44.40 crore) to the State of Punjab for distribution of wheat seed to flood affected farmers under Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY).  Under  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of Horticulture (MIDH), an additional allocation of Rs.10.00 crore (Gol share) was earmarked to Government  of  Punjab  during  2025-26,  to  carry  out  the  activity  of  cultivation  of  hybrid vegetables for the flood affected areas of Punjab. The State Governments are advised to keep aside about 5 to 10% of the flexi funds allocated under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) for undertaking appropriate interventions, if the situation so warrants, to minimize the adverse impact of any contingency due  to  an  aberrant  monsoon.  The  States  can,  inter  alia,  use  the  flexi  fund  to  undertake mitigation activities in case of natural calamities. Under  Modified  Interest  Subvention  Scheme  (MISS),  the  component  of  interest subvention  is  available  on  the  restructured  amount  to  banks  for  the  first  year  and  such restructured loans would attract normal rate of interest from the second year onwards as per the  policy  laid  down  by  RBI.  Interest  subvention  and  prompt  repayment  incentive  on restructured crop loans is also given to farmers affected by severe natural calamities for a maximum period of 5 years based on the report of Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) for grant of NDRF assistance and Sub-Committee of National Executive Committee (SC-NEC).

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) provides comprehensive risk insurance against  crop  damage  from  pre-sowing  to  post-harvest  for  crops  and  area  notified  by  the concerned State Government.  However, the State of Punjab has not implemented the scheme since its inception in 2016.

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