Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Losses to farmers due to changing weather pattern, 18/11/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Losses to farmers due to changing weather pattern, 18/11/2016. Agricultural crops have been affected due to low rainfall in the country in several years. Eleven States, viz; Karnataka (both for Kharif and Rabi), Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra (both for Kharif and Rabi), Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh (both for Kharif and Rabi), Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand (rabi) had submitted Memoranda reporting crop loss due to natural calamities like drought, hailstorm, pest attack & cold wave/frost. The State wise assistance given from NDRF for natural calamities viz. drought, hailstorm, pest attack & cold wave/frost during 2013-14, 2014-15 & 2015-16 including Jharkhand is at Annexure.