Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has taken a number of steps to deal with the extreme weather situation

Subject : Government Schemes

Section :Agriculture

The DA&FW issues advisories to the States through the Crop Development Directorates (CDDs) in consultation with State Agricultural Universities (SAUs)/Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVKs) for creating an awareness campaign and to implement contingency plans as per local need.

Other Steps taken –

Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS) Scheme.
- It is implemented jointly by the India Meteorological Department under the Ministry of Earth Science and ICAR and SAUs
- It issues weather based operational agro-meteorological advisories
‘Meghdoot’
- A mobile App has been launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences
- It will help farmers to obtain weather information including alerts and related agromet advisories specific to their districts.
‘National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture’ (NICRA)
- It was launched by ICAR in 2011
- The project aims to develop and promote climate resilient technologies that help the districts and regions prone to extreme weather conditions like droughts, floods, frost, heat waves, etc., to cope with such extremes.
National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)
- It is one of the Missions within the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
- The mission aims to evolve and implement strategies to make Indian agriculture more resilient to the changing climate.