he details of the existing norms for providing assistance from relief funds for loss of crops due to flood and heavy rains to farmers?
he details of the existing norms for providing assistance from relief funds for loss of crops due to flood and heavy rains to farmers?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA)
Ministry of Home Affairs is concerned with matters relating to heavy rains and floods
and also the norms of expenditure for assistance from relief funds in the wake of natural
calamities viz. calamity Relief Fund (CRF) and National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF).
As per the existing norms of expenditure for assistance from relief funds for damage to crops due
to natural calamities, assistance towards input subsidy is admissible to small & marginal farmers
for crop loss of 50% and above @ Rs. 1000/- per hectare for rainfed areas, Rs.2500/- per hectare
for areas with assured irrigation and Rs.4000/- per hectare for perennial crops. Assistance for
input subsidy is also admissible at the above rates to other farmers in case of severe calamity
occurring for second consecutive year (or subsequent year) and subject to the condition that the
subsidy will be payable at appropriate rate per hectare upto 2 hectares only, irrespective of the
size of holding.