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Karnataka Drought Crisis: Rs 46,324 Crore Crop Loss, State Seeks Rs 7,143 Crore Central Aid
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Moneycontrol•02-10-2026, 09:28
Karnataka Drought Crisis: Rs 46,324 Crore Crop Loss, State Seeks Rs 7,143 Crore Central Aid
- •Karnataka faces severe drought with crop losses estimated at Rs 46,324 crore across 47 lakh hectares, prompting the state to seek Rs 7,143 crore in aid from the Centre.
- •Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara has written to Union Ministers Amit Shah and Shivraj Singh Chouhan, urging urgent assistance and a revision of disaster relief norms.
- •The state has declared 177 taluks as drought-affected, with assessments ongoing for another 40, potentially increasing the total to over 220 taluks.
- •Major agricultural crops like tur, maize, cotton, and horticultural crops such as onion and arecanut have suffered extensive damage, with losses ranging from 33% to 100%.
- •Karnataka emphasizes the need for expedited central assessment and timely relief, advocating for revised input subsidy norms that reflect current cultivation costs and actual farmer losses.
Key Questions Answered
Crop losses have hit Rs 46,324.5 crore across 47.09 lakh hectares in 177 drought-affected taluks, prompting Karnataka to seek Rs 7,142.64 crore from the Centre under NDRF norms.
Out of the total Rs 7,142.64 crore sought under NDRF norms, Karnataka has requested Rs 4,998.60 crore towards input subsidies for affected farmers.
Major agricultural crops like tur, maize, cotton, sugarcane, soybean, and green gram, alongside horticultural crops including onion, arecanut, and red chilli, have suffered extensive damage ranging from 33 to 100 percent.
