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O.I.H.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION. NO. 334
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12TH AUGUST, 2025
COMPENSATION TO FARMERS OF DROUGHT AREAS
*334. SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM:
DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE:
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण मं(cid:361)ी
be pleased to state:
(a) the details of crop compensation released to the farmers along with the number of
farmers benefited in drought affected States of the country under various programmes
during each of the last five years and the current year, State/area and crop-wise;
(b) the details of cases of compensation lying pending with the Government particularly in
respect of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli;
(c) whether any action has been taken to settle these pending cases; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण मं(cid:361)ी (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)
(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 334 DUE FOR REPLY ON 12TH AUGUST, 2025.
(a): As per the National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP), the primary responsibility
of disaster management including damage assessment and providing relief measures on
ground level, 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, from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), already placed
at its disposal, in accordance with approved items and norms of Government of India (GOI).
However, 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,
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.
Details of State-wise allocation of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) during
2021-2026 are at Annexure I. The details of financial assistance provided under NDRF for
drought for different States, during the last five years, are at Annexure-II.
The Government has introduced yield based Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
(PMFBY) and weather index based Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme
(RWBCIS) from Kharif 2016 to provide financial support to farmers suffering crop
loss/damage arising out of natural calamities and adverse weather incidence.
PMFBY provides for comprehensive risk insurance against crop damage from pre-
sowing to post-harvest for crops and area notified by the concerned State Government.
The scheme safeguards against wide spread yield loss due to non-preventable natural
risks/ & extreme climate calamities, including drought and heat waves. Further, under
RWBCIS, claims are worked out on the basis of adverse weather parameters, such as
deficit and excess rainfall, high or low temperature, humidity etc. which are deemed to
impact adversely the crop production. Thus, claims are dependent on weather/climate data
received from the notified Weather Stations/Rain Gauge Stations.
Under PMFBY, compensation is not given to farmers. Claims are worked out and
paid to the insured farmers as per the provisions of the scheme. State-wise details of farmer
applications enrolled and farmers benefitted during 2020-21 to 2024-25 (upto Kharif 2024)
are at Annexure-III. State-wise details of claims reported, claims paid and claims pending
from 2020-21 to 2024-25 (upto Kharif 2024) as on 30.06.2025 are given in Annexure-IV. It
is also informed that UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli is not implementing the scheme.
(b) to (d): No drought memorandum has been received from the State Governments of
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli seeking financial
assistance from NDRF, is pending with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Majority of the claims under PMFBY are settled within the stipulated timelines under
the Operational Guidelines of the scheme by the insurance companies. However, duringthe implementation of PMFBY, some complaints were received in the past about payment
of claims which are primarily on account of (a) delay in providing State Government share
of subsidy (b) non-payment/delayed payment or under payment of claims on account of
incorrect/delayed submission of insurance proposals by banks (c) discrepancy in yield data
& consequent disputes between State Government and insurance companies etc. The
pending claims on account of these issues are settled after their resolution as per provisions
of the scheme. Government has taken various steps to strengthen implementation of this
scheme, bring transparency and ensure timely settlement of claims:
Government has undertaken development of National Crop Insurance Portal (NCIP)
as a single source of data ensuring subsidy payment, co-ordination, transparency,
dissemination of information and delivery of services including direct online
enrolment of farmers, uploading/obtaining individual insured famer’s details for better
monitoring and to ensure transfer of claim amount electronically to the individual
farmer’s Bank Account.
In order to rigorously monitor claim disbursal process, a dedicated module namely
‘Digiclaim Module’ has been operationalized for payment of claims from Kharif 2022
onwards. It involves integration of National Crop Insurance Portal (NCIP) with Public
Finance Management System (PFMS) and accounting system of Insurance
Companies.
Delinking of Central Government share of premium subsidy from that of State
Governments has been implemented so that farmers can get proportionate claims
relating to the Central Government share.
Opening of ESCROW Account by the State Government concerned for deposit of
their premium share in advance as per provisions of the scheme has been made
mandatory w.e.f. Kharif 2025 season.
Also, towards leveraging technology in implementation of the scheme, various steps
like capturing of yield data/Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs) data through CCE-Agri
App and uploading it on the NCIP, allowing insurance companies to witness the
conduct of CCEs, integration of State land records with NCIP etc. have already been
taken to improve timely settlement of the claims to farmers.
Provision of 12% penalty on delay in payment of claims by insurance company is
auto calculated on National Crop Insurance Portal (NCIP).Annexure-I
State-wise allocation of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) during 2021-2026
(Rs. in crore)
SI. State 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Total
No. 2021-26
1 Andhra Pradesh 1192.80 1252.80 1315.20 1380.80 1449.60 6591.20
2 Arunachal 222.40 233.60 245.60 256.80 270.40 1228.80
Pradesh
3 Assam 686.40 720.80 756.80 795.20 834.40 3793.60
4 Bihar 1510.40 1586.40 1664.80 1748.00 1836.00 8345.60
5 Chhattisgarh 460.80 484.00 508.00 533.60 560.00 2546.40
6 Goa 12.00 12.80 12.80 13.60 15.20 66.40
7 Gujarat 1412.00 1482.40 1556.80 1635.20 1716.00 7802.40
8 Haryana 524.00 550.40 577.60 606.40 636.80 2895.20
9 Himachal 363.20 380.80 400.80 420.00 441.60 2006.40
Pradesh
10 Jharkhand 605.60 635.20 667.20 701.60 736.00 3345.60
11 Karnataka 843.20 885.60 929.60 976.00 1024.80 4659.20
12 Kerala 335.20 352.00 369.60 388.00 408.00 1852.80
13 Madhya 1941.60 2038.40 2140.80 2248.00 2360.00 10728.80
Pradesh
14 Maharashtra 3436.80 3608.80 3788.80 3978.40 4176.80 18989.60
15 Manipur 37.60 39.20 41.60 44.00 45.00 208.00
16 Meghalaya 58.40 60.80 64.80 67.20 71.20 322.40
17 Mizoram 41.60 43.20 46.40 48.00 50.40 229.60
18 Nagaland 36.80 38.40 40.80 42.40 44.80 203.20
19 Odisha 1711.20 1796.80 1886.40 1980.80 2080.00 9455.20
20 Punjab 528.00 554.40 582.40 611.20 642.40 2918.40
21 Rajasthan 1580.00 1659.20 1742.40 1828.80 1920.00 8730.40
22 Sikkim 44.80 47.20 49.60 52.00 54.40 248.00
23 Tamil Nadu 1088.00 1142.40 1200.00 1260.00 1322.40 6012.80
24 Telangana 479.20 503.20 528.00 555.20 582.40 2648.00
25 Tripura 60.80 63.20 67.20 70.40 74.40 336.00
26 Uttar Pradesh 2062.40 2165.60 2273.60 2388.00 2507.20 11396.80
27 Uttarakhand 832.80 874.40 918.40 964.00 1012.00 4601.60
28 West Bengal 1078.40 1132.80 1189.60 1248.00 1311.20 5960.00
Total 23186.40 24344.80 25565.60 26841.60 28184.00 128122.40Annexure-II
Details of financial assistance provided under NDRF for drought during last five years
(Rs. in crore)
Sl. Central assistance approved by
No. Name of State Calamity GOI (under N.D.R.F)
During - 2020-21
1. Rajasthan Drought (Kharif) 113.69
During - 2021-22
1. Rajasthan Drought (Kharif) 1003.95
2. Nagaland Drought 39.284
(Kharif/Rabi)
During - 2022-23
1. Jharkhand Drought (Kharif) Nil recommended from NDRF as
sufficient funds were available
under SDRF
During – 2023-24
1. Karnataka Drought (Kharif) 3498.82
2. Maharashtra Drought (Kharif) Nil recommended from NDRF as
sufficient funds were available
under SDRF
3. Andhra Pradesh Drought (Kharif) Nil recommended from NDRF as
sufficient funds were available
under SDRF
Drought (Rabi) Nil recommended from NDRF as
sufficient funds were available
under SDRF
During - 2024-25
1. Andhra Pradesh Drought (Kharif) Nil recommended from NDRF as
sufficient funds were available
under SDRF
Drought (Rabi) Nil recommended from NDRF as
sufficient funds were available
under SDRFAnnexure - III
PMFBY & RWBCIS: State Wise Farmer applications enrolled and Farmer applications Benefitted from 2020-21 to 2024-25 (upto Kh 24)
States Farmers Applications Insured (In No.) Farmers applications Benefitted (In No.)
2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
A & N Islands 339 503 171 187 150 - - 7 86 39
Andhra Pradesh - 1,23,87,364 1,31,29,912 85,43,555 - 6,29,229 - -
Assam 16,54,293 9,78,243 4,89,981 7,93,506 7,61,951 3,06,903 2,93,265 26,240 99,561 20,817
Chhattisgarh 51,58,362 58,38,755 77,30,456 81,25,985 67,56,016 18,02,988 27,29,951 15,31,966 15,00,347 2,50,598
Goa 84 64 403 234 216 - - 5 2 64
Haryana 16,50,558 14,52,842 14,51,535 1,02,67,729 94,27,621 4,63,902 6,45,202 7,52,993 25,15,329 17,24,053
Himachal Pradesh 2,40,700 2,33,721 2,67,618 2,78,055 1,09,605 1,65,498 1,16,583 1,39,516 1,07,964 31,257
Jammu & Kashmir 90,834 91,582 2,45,757 1,47,346 34,140 17,903 73,579 72,354
Jharkhand 25,48,512 31,825
Karnataka 18,06,952 19,34,442 27,18,915 30,77,232 30,48,823 8,01,362 11,80,532 18,40,873 23,60,145 10,25,637
Kerala 76,317 98,509 1,46,546 1,74,102 92,743 60,353 89,732 1,30,053 28,695 -
Madhya Pradesh 84,39,890 92,64,214 1,77,32,045 1,77,95,826 97,17,150 50,44,071 42,83,249 36,88,740 39,43,417 32,64,868
Maharashtra 1,23,97,895 99,02,581 1,07,33,625 2,41,73,494 1,64,14,758 16,89,499 66,64,795 76,44,275 1,32,27,119 73,92,889
Manipur - 2,807 4,066 5,073 4,619 - 1,989 3,395 4,170 -
Meghalaya 130 - 337 38,569 47,749 121 - 68 14,398 18,952
Odisha 97,52,448 81,72,952 80,20,747 1,41,60,653 1,37,81,469 17,13,945 29,70,441 17,83,312 11,49,287 7,30,087
Puducherry 11,268 34,293 38,274 42,344 8,781 329 12,168 7,263 5,846 5,857
Rajasthan 1,07,59,587 3,44,53,784 3,90,71,541 3,90,16,977 2,15,31,458 25,06,058 1,18,89,993 1,16,18,304 83,11,462 27,20,571
Sikkim 85 2,346 5,025 3,104 489 6 - - 23 -
Tamil Nadu 58,87,626 59,11,015 61,37,961 54,56,594 3,15,826 39,99,367 22,72,586 19,37,875 17,00,553 1,48,721
Telangana - -
Tripura 2,57,220 3,35,504 3,56,201 3,65,378 8,231 37,120 43,836 20,515 10,905 3,554
Uttar Pradesh 41,90,556 40,68,701 42,83,991 60,68,754 50,72,290 6,36,141 10,36,784 12,51,998 11,84,713 14,41,310
Uttarakhand 1,70,812 1,82,762 2,82,068 2,27,291 1,28,244 1,04,762 1,16,176 1,99,847 1,71,124 92,045
West Bengal - -
Grand Total 6,24,55,122 8,29,58,872 11,19,50,452 14,34,46,756 9,84,67,602 1,93,32,425 3,43,81,422 3,32,24,377 3,64,08,725 1,89,75,498Annexure IV
PMFBY & RWBCIS: State Wise Reported, paid and pending claims from 2020-21 to 2024-25 (upto Kh 24) (in Rs. Crore)
State/UTs 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
Reported Paid Claims Reported Paid Claims Reported Paid Claims
Claims Claims Pending Claims Claims Pending Claims Claims Pending
A & N Islands - - - - - - 0.00 - 0.00
Andhra Pradesh - - - - 678.81 546.73 132.08
Assam 188.07 188.04 0.03 275.52 256.40 19.12 20.96 19.98 0.98
Chhattisgarh 888.09 888.02 0.08 1,432.32 1,432.20 0.12 534.38 534.27 0.11
Goa - - - - - - 0.00 0.00 -
Haryana 1,169.58 1,162.72 6.86 1,652.79 1,649.59 3.20 2,542.51 2,518.66 23.85
Himachal Pradesh 84.87 84.63 0.24 77.24 77.11 0.13 69.21 69.06 0.15
Jammu & Kashmir 52.72 52.72 - 6.46 6.33 0.13
Jharkhand
Karnataka 1,072.19 1,070.48 1.72 1,545.11 1,543.37 1.73 2,388.74 2,386.06 2.67
Kerala 127.53 127.17 0.36 102.91 102.72 0.18 183.15 183.01 0.14
Madhya Pradesh 7,764.32 7,750.78 13.54 2,810.85 2,803.80 7.05 1,057.86 1,049.47 8.40
Maharashtra 1,347.52 1,307.85 39.67 4,781.56 4,778.50 3.06 5,446.46 5,390.90 55.56
Manipur - - - 1.45 1.45 - 1.64 1.62 0.02
Meghalaya 0.07 0.07 - - - - 0.01 0.01 0.00
Odisha 572.19 572.18 0.02 1,043.51 1,043.48 0.03 587.11 581.04 6.07
Puducherry 0.54 0.54 - 2.95 2.95 - 3.80 3.55 0.25
Rajasthan 4,065.06 4,054.46 10.60 5,011.46 4,996.79 14.68 4,386.54 4,360.35 26.20
Sikkim 0.02 0.02 - - - - - - -
Tamil Nadu 2,653.48 2,653.39 0.09 817.13 817.13 - 918.93 917.01 1.92
Telangana - - -
Tripura 2.57 2.57 - 2.64 2.64 - 2.09 2.03 0.06
Uttar Pradesh 502.82 502.57 0.25 930.75 930.75 - 1,007.66 977.14 30.52
Uttarakhand 134.96 134.96 - 122.30 122.30 - 208.25 207.94 0.31
Total 20,573.90 20,500.45 73.45 20,663.21 20,613.90 49.31 20,044.57 19,755.17 289.41State/UTs 2023-24 2024-25 (upto Kharif 24) Consolidated
Reported Paid Claims Claims Reported Paid Claims Reported Paid Claims Claims
Claims Pending Claims Claims Pending Claims Pending
A & N Islands 0.02 0.02 - 0.02 - 0.02 0.05 0.02 0.03
Andhra Pradesh 2,235.12 - 2,235.12 224.87 - 224.87 3,138.80 - 2,592.07
Assam 62.06 58.21 3.85 10.51 8.89 1.62 557.12 531.51 25.61
Chhattisgarh 588.52 588.25 0.26 114.91 111.45 3.46 3,558.22 3,554.19 4.04
Goa 0.00 0.00 - 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00
Haryana 273.31 265.23 8.08 282.90 262.63 20.27 5,921.08 5,858.83 62.25
Himachal Pradesh 131.99 131.70 0.29 6.41 0.00 6.40 369.71 362.51 7.20
Jammu & Kashmir 36.36 34.62 1.74 23.67 23.25 0.43 119.21 116.92 2.29
Jharkhand 20.64 - 20.64 20.64 - 20.64
Karnataka 3,362.14 3,349.62 12.52 1,168.74 1,163.81 4.93 9,536.91 9,513.35 23.56
Kerala 47.68 47.68 - - - - 461.26 460.58 0.69
Madhya Pradesh 954.04 776.16 177.87 1,101.13 - 1,101.13 13,688.21 12,380.21 1,308.00
Maharashtra 9,599.23 9,522.62 76.61 3,737.25 3,588.69 148.56 24,912.02 24,588.57 323.46
Manipur 2.01 2.00 0.01 - - - 5.10 5.08 0.03
Meghalaya 14.65 14.04 0.60 9.57 9.49 0.08 24.30 23.61 0.68
Odisha 235.49 232.56 2.93 117.98 112.05 5.93 2,556.29 2,541.31 14.98
Puducherry 1.63 0.92 0.71 2.04 0.52 1.51 10.96 8.49 2.48
Rajasthan 3,257.06 3,062.62 194.45 701.80 0.00 701.80 17,421.93 16,474.21 947.72
Sikkim 0.01 - 0.01 - - - 0.03 0.02 0.01
Tamil Nadu 763.83 759.68 4.14 71.78 60.37 11.41 5,225.14 5,207.59 17.56
Telangana - - -
Tripura 2.10 1.88 0.23 0.46 0.46 0.01 9.87 9.57 0.29
Uttar Pradesh 480.20 467.70 12.50 287.43 279.42 8.00 3,208.86 3,157.58 51.27
Uttarakhand 347.15 347.07 0.07 153.47 153.47 0.01 966.13 965.74 0.39
Total 22,394.58 19,662.59 2,731.99 8,035.60 5,774.51 2,261.09 91711.854 86306.61247 5405.241
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