Uttar Pradesh doubles disaster death compensation to Rs 8 lakh and hikes crop-loss relief by 25-30% for farmers

Key facts

• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that compensation for families of those killed in natural disasters has been doubled from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 8 lakh, while crop-loss assistance has been raised by 25-30%.
• The revised financial assistance will be provided under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), and applies retrospectively to losses reported between April 1 and November 4, 2026.
• More than 10 lakh farmers are expected to benefit; crops on 52.14 lakh hectares belonging to 10,02,684 farmers were damaged between April 1 and November 4, 2026.
• Crop-loss assistance in irrigated areas increased from Rs 17,000 to Rs 22,000 per hectare, and in rain-fed areas from Rs 8,500 to Rs 11,000 per hectare.
• Assistance for perennial crops and agroforestry rose from Rs 22,500 to Rs 30,000 per hectare; silt-affected land now gets Rs 23,000 per hectare (up from Rs 18,000) and landslide or avalanche-damaged land Rs 60,000 per hectare (up from Rs 47,000).
• Compensation for the death of large animals such as cows and buffaloes increased from Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000, for small livestock from Rs 4,000 to Rs 5,500, for pack animals from Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,400, and for poultry from Rs 100 to Rs 130 per dead bird.
• Sericulture assistance rose from Rs 6,000 to Rs 7,800 per hectare for Eri, Mulberry and Tassar silk, and from Rs 7,500 to Rs 9,800 per hectare for Muga silk.
• Families with completely damaged houses will receive Rs 1.85 lakh in plain areas and Rs 2.06 lakh in hilly areas, while a partially damaged house in the plains qualifies for Rs 93,000.
• Relief camp stay support is available for up to 30 days and drinking-water assistance during drought for up to 90 days, with individual assistance sent directly to beneficiaries' bank accounts through direct benefit transfer.
• The new standards are effective from the financial year 2026-27 through 2030-31.