Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has significantly increased disaster relief amounts, doubling the compensation for deaths caused by natural disasters from ₹4 lakh to ₹8 lakh and raising crop-loss assistance by 25 to 30 per cent, news agency ANI reported on Friday, citing the Chief Minister's Office (CMO). Aaj Tak carried the same figures in its own report the same morning. The move delivers the revised relief package that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had promised on November 1, when he ordered a statewide survey of cyclone-damaged crops and said the existing compensation was insufficient.

Source: ANI via Devdiscourse

According to the CMO, more than 10 lakh farmers in the state are expected to benefit, and the enhanced amounts will cover losses incurred between April 1 and November 4, 2026 — a period that includes this year's monsoon season. The money is paid under new standards for financial assistance from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).

₹8 lakhdisaster death relief, up from ₹4 lakh
₹22,000/hectareirrigated crop loss, up from ₹17,000
₹11,000/hectarerain-fed crop loss, up from ₹8,500
10 lakh+farmers expected to benefit

Crop, land and livestock rates revised

Assistance for perennial crops and agroforestry has increased from ₹22,500 to ₹30,000 per hectare, silt removal from farmland from ₹18,000 to ₹23,000 per hectare, and aid for land damaged by landslides and avalanches from ₹47,000 to ₹60,000 per hectare. For livestock, compensation for the death of a large animal has risen from ₹40,000 to ₹50,000, for small livestock such as goats, sheep and pigs from ₹4,000 to ₹5,500, and for pack animals such as horses and mules from ₹20,000 to ₹25,400. Poultry farmers will now get ₹130 per bird, up from ₹100.

Sericulture is also covered: assistance for Eri, mulberry and tassar silk production has been raised from ₹6,000 to ₹7,800 per hectare, and for muga silk from ₹7,500 to ₹9,800 per hectare. A completely damaged house will fetch ₹1.85 lakh in plain areas and ₹2.06 lakh in hilly areas, while a partially damaged house in the plains will receive ₹93,000. Up to ₹15.50 lakh has been provided for repair of primary schools and ₹26 lakh for secondary schools, intermediate colleges and polytechnics, and new standards have also been set for repairing roads and hospitals.

Disaster-affected families can stay in relief camps with support for up to 30 days, and in the event of drought, drinking water assistance will be provided for up to 90 days, ANI reported. Reports of the announcement did not specify what rate would apply to losses after November 4, or how farmers whose losses were already assessed at the old rates would receive the difference.