Lok Sabha Question No. 1394 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Relief to Farmers affected by Climate change
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Virendra Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1394

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## RELIEF TO FARMERS AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE

1394.  SHRI VIRENDRA SINGH :

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether floods and famines caused by climate change affect a large number of farmers;
- (b) whether the Government is implementing any scheme to provide relief to such farmers;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the funds allocated for this purpose; and
- (e) the funds allocated for this purpose in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) to (e): Climate  change  is  causing  significant  shifts  in  weather  patterns  throughout  the world.   Climate change is likely to severely impact South Asia including India as per the estimates of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Climate change leads to increased temperatures, changed rainfall patterns with more frequent and intense floods and droughts. This can have adverse impact on food production.

The  primary  responsibility  for  disaster  management  rests  with  the  State  Governments concerned. The Central Government provides requisite logistics and financial support to the efforts of the State Governments. The State Governments provide financial relief to the affected people in  the  event  of  12  notified  natural  disasters  which  includes  drought  and  flood,  from  the  State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) in accordance with approved items and norms of Government of India.   In the event of disaster of a severe nature, additional financial assistance is extended from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), as per laid down procedure.

As reported by State of Uttar Pradesh, Rs. 8.60 Crore has been allocated to the State Disaster Relief Fund in the financial year 2025-26 for providing relief assistance to flood-affected individuals/families/farmers agricultural investment grants and other permissible flood relief works in District Chandauli.

Further,  Government  of  India  is  implementing  "Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana" (PMFBY) and weather based "Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme" (WBCIS) also  from  Kharif  2016  season  to  provide  financial  support  to  the  farmers  suffering  crop loss/damage  arising  out  of  natural  calamities,  adverse  weather  incidence  and  to  stabilize  the income of the farmers. Comprehensive risk insurance is provided under the scheme from preharvesting to post-harvest losses. Under this Scheme, the claims are paid to only those farmers who  have  insured  their  crops  and  paid  their  share  of  premium  under  any  of  the  notified  crop insurance scheme in the notified area/crop by the State Government.   Claims worth Rs.1878.34 crore  have  been  disbursed  to  2,11,28,511  farmers  of  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  including  claims amounting to Rs.2.72 crores disbursed to 38,184 farmers of Chandauli District from 2022-23 to 2024-25.

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