Lok Sabha Question No. 373 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: Drought Relief
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DILIP PATEL, GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, AJAY (TENI) MISRA, MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI), LALLU SINGH, C.R. CHAUDHARY

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.373

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH   APRIL, 2016

## DROUGHT RELIEF

373. SHRI DILIP PATEL:

SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI):

SHRI LALLU SINGH:

SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  Memorandum  from  various  drought affected States including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan  requesting  for  Central  Assistance  to  tackle  the  drought  situation,  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the response of the Government thereto;
- (b) the time by which relief funds are likely to be allocated and released to these drought affected States;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to provide any special package to these drought affected States, if so, the details and status thereof, State-wise;
- (d) the details of the schemes/ programmes being implemented by the Government towards achieving drought - resistant agriculture in the country; and
- (e) the  details  of  any  other  relief  measures  initiated/being  initiated  to  tackle  the  ongoing drought along with the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्राऱय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIYA)

- (a): During the year 2015-16, due to failure of monsoon and the resultant severe drought, Karnataka  (both  for  Kharif  and  Rabi),  Chhattisgarh,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand  and Rajasthan, had submitted Memoranda  on  drought  seeking  financial Assistance from National Disaster  Response Fund(NDRF).  The Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) were promptly constituted and sent to drought  affected  areas  in  the  States  and  submit  their  reports.      Sub  Committee  of  National Executive Committee (SC-NEC) examined the IMCT reports and submitted their recommendations for assistance to High Level Committee(HLC). The HLC has approved the quantum of assistance to drought hit states, the details of which are at Annexure-I.

(b):         During  2015-16,  the  net  amount  to  be  released  after  adjustment  of  State  Disaster Response  Fund(SDRF)  balance  in  these  states  is  Rs.  10,275.48  crore,  which  has  been released to the states.

- (c)  to (e):     The  following measures have been taken to deal with the situation of drought:

-  Intervention made in drought affected areas during 2015-16:

(i) Implementation of Diesel Subsidy Scheme for protective irrigation of crops;

(ii) Enhancement of ceiling on seed subsidy to partially recompense the farmer for the additional expenditure incurred in resowing and/or purchasing appropriate varieties of seeds;

(iii) Implementation of  interventions on perennial horticulture crops under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH);

(iv) Implementation of Additional Fodder Development Programme (AFDP) as a subscheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).

- -Central  Research  Institute  of  Dryland  Agriculture  (CRIDA),  in  collaboration  with  State Agricultural Universities has prepared contingency plans for 600 districts for implementing  location  specific  interventions  to  sustain  agriculture  production  in  the eventuality of any extreme climatic events.
- -Pradhan Mantri  Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) has been launched with the objective of  extending the coverage of irrigation in a focused manner. Under PMKSY focus has been  given  for:  Creation  of  new  water  sources;  Repair,  restoration  and  renovation  of defunct water sources; Construction of water harvesting structures, secondary & micro storage, ground water development and enhancing potentials of traditional water bodies at village level.
- -Central  Government  has  relaxed  the  norms  under  MGNREGA  to  provide  additional employment  of  50  days  over  and  above  the  100  days  per  household  in  the  areas affected by natural calamities including drought for the current year.
- -In  order  to  protect  farmers  against  crop  failure  due  to  natural  calamities,  pests  & diseases,  weather  conditions,  Government  of  India  recently  introduced  the  Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for implementation from Kharif 2016.

The  first    installment      of      Central      Share  of  SDRF  for  the  year  2016-17  amounting Rs. 2551.875 crore has been released in advance to the 10 drought affected States.

## ANNEXURE

## Assistance from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for Drought  during 2015-16

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Calamity   |   Assistance Sought by the State Government | Central Assistance approved by GoI (under NDRF)   |
|-----------|---------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Karnataka-          | Drought-K  |                                     3830.84 | 1540.20                                           |
| 2.        | Karnataka           | Drought-R  |                                     1417.14 | #                                                 |
| 3.        | Chhattisgarh        | Drought-K  |                                     6093.79 | 1276.25                                           |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh      | Drought -K |                                     5114.53 | 2032.68                                           |
| 5.        | Maharashtra         | Drought -K |                                     4002.82 | 3049.36                                           |
| 6.        | Odisha              | Drought-K  |                                     2344.99 | 815.00                                            |
| 7.        | Telengana           | Drought-K  |                                     2601.17 | 791.21                                            |
| 8.        | Uttar Pradesh       | Drought-K  |                                     2057.79 | 1304.52                                           |
| 9.        | Andhra Pradesh      | Drought-K  |                                     2000.56 | 433.77                                            |
| 10.       | Jharkhand           | Drought-K  |                                     2142.78 | 336.94                                            |
| 11.       | Rajasthan           | Drought-K  |                                    10537    | 1193.41                                           |
| Total     | Total               | Total      |                                    42143.4  | 12773.34                                          |

#Proposal considered in the HLC meeting dated 22.4.2016. K-Kharif R-Rabi

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