Lok Sabha Question No. 1759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Increase in Compensation Amount
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KRISHNA RAJ, JAGDAMBIKA PAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1759

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 18, 1937 (SAKA)

## INCREASE IN COMPENSATION AMOUNT

†1759. SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ:

SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  minimum  amount  of compensation  fixed  by  the  Government for disaster hit farmers;

- (b) whether any provision has been made for increasing the compensation amount in the next financial year for disaster affected States  particularly  Maharashtra  and  Uttar  Pradesh  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (c) the number of livestock lost due to natural calamities during the last three years, State and UT-wise;
- (d) whether the owners of these livestock were compensated in any way for the loss of their livestock and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  educate  and spread  awareness  about  the  steps  to  be  taken  by  the  people  to reduce the loss of livestock in the event of natural calamities and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (e)   There are no norms for providing the compensation to farmers for  loss  of  their  crops  and  livestock  due  to  natural calamity  under  the norms of SDRF.

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However,  assistance  is  provided  to  the  affected  farmers  from  State Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF)  and  National  Disaster  Response  Fund (NDRF) as per laid down procedure.  The extant norms inter-alia provide for  assistance  to  the  farmers  in  the  form  of  Agriculture  input  subsidy (where  crop  loss  is  33%  and  above)  for  damage  caused  to  all  types agriculture/ horticulture crop areas due to the notified natural disasters only  (i.e.  cyclone,  cloud  burst,  drought,  earthquake,  tsunami,  flood, hailstorm,  landslides,  avalanche,  fire,  pest  attack,  cold  waves/frost). These are Rs. 6,800/- per ha. for rainfed crops areas, Rs. 13,500/- per ha. for assured irrigated areas, subject to minimum assistance not less than Rs.1000 and restricted to sown areas,  and Rs. 18,000/- per ha. for all type of perennial crops areas, subject to minimum assistance not less than Rs. 2000/- and restricted to sown areas., where crop loss is more than  33%  and  above.      Similarly,  in  the  case  of  loss  of  livestock, assistance is provided for milch animals @ Rs. 30000/ per buffalo / cow/ camel/ yak etc., Rs. 3000/ per sheep/ goats/ pig etc. for draught animal @ Rs. 25000/ per camel/ horse/ bullock etc. and Rs. 16000/ per calf/ donkey/ pony mule. Poultry @ Rs. 50/- per bird subject to a ceiling of assistance of Rs. 5000/ per beneficiary household.

Financial assistance under SDRF/ NDRF in the wake of natural disasters

## LS.USQ.No. 1759 FOR 8.3.2016

is by way of relief and not for compensation of loss as suffered/ claimed. In addition to regular schemes the farmers are entitled for compensation under  the  National  Agricultural  Insurance  Scheme  of  the  Ministry  of Agriculture, which is being implemented  by  the concerned  State Governments.

Information on compensation/ assistance provided to farmers/ owners of livestock  is  not  maintained  by  this  Ministry,  since  execution  of  relief activities on the ground is responsibility of the State concerned through their established channel  of district administrative  machineries  in accordance with the magnitude of the ground situation.

Based on the information received from the States, details of the number of  livestock  lost  due  to  listed  natural  calamities  including  floods/ landslides/ earthquake/ cloudburst/ cyclonic storm etc. during 2012-13 to 2015-16 are given in Annexure.

There are institutional mechanisms at the National and State level for effective  management  of  natural  disasters  including  taking  necessary measures to educate people at the time of natural

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calamities which include spreading awareness/ sensitising to people at the State/ District and local Governments level and reduce /minimize the losses during natural disaster including floods in States of the country.

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## Annexure LS.USQ.No. 1759 FOR 8.3.2016

## 5

Statement  showing  State-wise  details  of  livestock  loss  due  to  cyclonic  storms/ flash  flood/  floods/  landslides/  cloudburst  etc.  during    2012-13  to  2015-16  (till 15.02.2016)

(Provisional)

|         |                   | Year    | Year    | Year    | Year                     |
|---------|-------------------|---------|---------|---------|--------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State             | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 (as on 15.02.16) |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 1858    | 2517    | 4777    | 3669                     |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 891     | 401     | 1992    | 1237                     |
| 3       | Assam             | 9921    | --      | 8961    | 2482                     |
| 4       | Bihar             | --      | 6458    | 28      | 51                       |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 65      | --      | 199     | --                       |
| 6       | Gujarat           | 67      | 274     | 112     | 19388                    |
| 7       | Goa               | 2       | --      | --      | --                       |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  | 127     | 23648   | 698     | 686                      |
| 9       | J & K             | --      | 74      | 61326   | 97                       |
| 10      | Karnataka         | --      | 286     | 85      | --                       |
| 11      | Kerala            | 619     | 1366    | 527     | 4                        |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh    | --      | 1166    | --      | --                       |
| 13      | Maharashtra       | --      | 2164    | 53      | --                       |
| 14      | Manipur           | --      | --      | --      | 29                       |
| 15      | Meghalaya         | --      | --      | 8822    | --                       |
| 16      | Nagaland          | 2560    | 2680    | 2860    | --                       |
| 17      | Odisha            | --      | 5688    | 672     | --                       |
| 18      | Punjab            | 3034    | 954     | 127     | 14                       |
| 19      | Sikkim            | 105     | --      | --      | 1                        |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu        | 90      | --      | 341     | 12030                    |
| 21      | Uttar Pradesh     | --      | 519     | 107     | 15                       |
| 22      | Uttarakhand       | 772     | 9470    | 348     | 177                      |
| 23      | West Bengal       | 4234    | 45285   | 145     | 23120                    |
| 24      | Puducherry        | 15      | 48      | --      | 1035                     |
| Total:- |                   |         | 102998  | 92180   | 64035                    |
|         |                   | 24360   |         |         |                          |

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