Lok Sabha Question No. 318 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Promotion of Climate Resilient Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Amar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  318

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 02 ND  DECEMBER, 2025

## PROMOTION OF CLIMATE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE

318. DR. AMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to promote climate-resilient agriculture and support small and marginal farmers facing climate fluctuations affecting crop yields and livelihoods;
- (b)  the  details  of  Government  initiatives  promoting  technology adoption,  including  remote sensing,  Al,  and  early  warning  systems,  to  help  farmers  manage  climatic  risks  such  as droughts, floods, and pest invasions effectively; and
- (c) the details of Government's policies for expanding social protection measures like crop insurance  and  financial  incentives  under  schemes  such  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima Yojana and Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana to ensure farmer resilience against climateinduced risks?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) & (b): Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  is  implementing  a  projectNational  Innovations  in  Climate  Resilient  Agriculture  (NICRA),  that  studies  the  impact  of climate  change on agriculture, conducts district level risk and vulnerability  assessment of agriculture to future climate change. Under the project, risk and vulnerability assessment of agriculture  to  climate  change  has  been  carried  out  at  district-level  for  651  predominantly agricultural districts as per Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) protocols. 310 districts were identified as vulnerable out of which 109 districts have been categorized as  'very  high'  and  201  districts  as  'highly'  vulnerable.  For  enhancing  the  resilience  and adaptive capacity of farmers to climate variability, location-specific climate resilient technologies such as system of rice intensification, aerobic rice, direct seeding of rice, zero till  wheat  sowing,  cultivation  of  climate  resilient  varieties  tolerant  to  extreme  weather conditions such as drought and heat; in-situ incorporation of rice residues etc. have been demonstrated under the project through KVKs in 448 Climate Resilient Villages.  Capacity building  for  establishing  village  level  seed  banks  and  community  nurseries  is  being undertaken under NICRA project that enables availability of seeds in the adopted villages. Drought  and  flood  tolerant  climate-resilient  varieties  of  rice,  wheat,  soybean,  mustard, chickpea, sorghum, gram, and foxtail millet were demonstrated in several NICRA villages. Besides, training programmes are conducted under Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) on various issues of agricultural practices including creation of awareness on using quality seeds among the farmers.

To mitigate the impacts of adverse weather on agriculture, under the Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS) scheme, medium-range weather forecasts for the next 5 days at the  district  and  block  levels  are  generated  by  Indian  Meteorological  Department(IMD). Based  on  rainfall  and  other  weather  parameters  along  with  weather  forecasts  issued  by IMD,  130  Agromet  Field  Units  prepare  Agromet  Advisories  in  English  as  well  as  in  the regional  language  for  dissemination  through  multiple  channels.  Also,  farmers  access weather information including alerts and related agromet advisories specific to their districts through the mobile App viz., 'Meghdoot' launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences which is available in English and 13 regional languages. These weather details are also accessible to farmers through 'Mausam' App of IMD. The Panchayat-level weather forecast information is accessible through multiple digital platforms, including: eGramSwaraj (https://egramswaraj.gov.in/), 'Gram Manchitra' Application of MoPR (https://grammanchitra.gov.in/gm4MVC),  'Meri  Panchayat'  Mobile  App  and  Mausamgram web portal of IMD (https://mausamgram.imd.gov.in/).

- (c): Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) provides comprehensive risk coverage against crop damage from pre-sowing to post-harvest for food crops (cereals, millets and pulses),  oilseeds,  and  commercial/horticultural  crops  notified  by  the  concerned  State Government. The scheme not only safeguards against widespread yield loss due to nonpreventable natural risks such as flood, inundation, landslide, drought, dry spells, hailstorm, cyclone,  pests/diseases,  natural  fire/lightning,  storm,  typhoon,  tempest,  hurricane,  and tornado,  but  also  provides  coverage  against  farm-level  yield  loss  due  to  localized  risks (hailstorm, landslide, inundation, cloudburst, and natural fire) and post-harvest losses due to cyclone, cyclonic/unseasonal rain, and hailstorm.  As on 30.11.2025, claims amounting to  ₹1,90,374  crore  have  been  disbursed  to  approximately  2,301  lakh  farmers  since  the scheme's inception in Kharif 2016 through Rabi 2024-25.

Organic  farming  is  being  promoted  through  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana (PKVY) in the States/UTs. The scheme stress on end-to-end support to farmers engaged in organic  farming  i.e.  from  production  to  processing,  certification  and  marketing.  Primary focus  of  the  schemes  is  to  form  organic  clusters,  with  preference  to  small  and  marginal farmers, to create a supply chain. Under PKVY, assistance of Rs. 31,500 per ha in 3 years is provided for promotion of organic farming. Out of this, assistance of Rs. 15,000 per ha is provided to farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer for on- farm /off -farm organic inputs. As on 31.10.2025, total area of 16.90 lakh hectares area has been covered under PKVY Scheme benefitting 28.24 lakh farmers.

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