Rekha Gupta Government Approves Over ₹33.31 Crore in Relief for Farmers Who Lost Crops Due to Heavy Rainfall

New Delhi, 17 July 2026 : In a significant and compassionate decision in the interest of Delhi’s farmers, the Delhi Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister  Rekha Gupta, has approved Ex-gratia assistance of over ₹33.31 crore for farmers whose crops were completely destroyed due to exceptionally heavy rainfall and waterlogging during August and September 2025. The affected farmers will receive relief at the rate of ₹75,000 per hectare. Under this decision, the assistance will directly benefit farmers across more than 4,442.41 hectares of affected agricultural land spread across different districts and sub-divisions of Delhi. The amount will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of eligible farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) from next month.

The Chief Minister has directed the Revenue Department and the concerned District Magistrates to begin the distribution process without any delay so that the relief amount reaches the bank accounts of eligible farmers at the earliest. She said the Delhi Government stands firmly with its farmers in both good times and bad. The assistance is an effort to help farmers recover from the heavy losses caused by nature’s fury. She added that the affected areas have been assessed as having suffered 100 per cent crop loss, and the assistance will be transferred directly to eligible farmers with complete transparency.

The Chief Minister said that, as per the government’s decision, a total of 4,442.41 hectares of affected agricultural land across various districts and sub-divisions in Delhi has been brought under the relief scheme. Assistance approved includes ₹2.74 crore for 364.74 hectares in Alipur (Narela), ₹13 lakh for 17.33 hectares in Burari, ₹38.63 lakh for 51.50 hectares in Punjabi Bagh (Mundka), and ₹19.92 lakh for 26.55 hectares in Vikaspuri.

Similarly, under the Kanjhawala area, relief of ₹8.70 crore and ₹4.49 crore has been approved for a total of 1,758.76 hectares of affected agricultural land in Mundka and Bawana, respectively. Assistance of ₹1.03 crore has been sanctioned for 137.59 hectares in Rohini (Mundka), ₹4.69 crore for 625.93 hectares in Kapashera (Matiala), while affected areas covering a total of 1,459.97 hectares under Najafgarh and Matiala have been sanctioned ₹9.98 crore and ₹96.74 lakh, respectively.

Chief Minister  Rekha Gupta said the Delhi Government has laid down clear eligibility conditions to ensure that the assistance reaches only genuine and eligible farmers. The benefit will be available only to farmers who are the registered or recorded owners of the land and whose crops were damaged due to the heavy rainfall and waterlogging during August and September 2025. As per the rules, land owned by companies (of a corporate nature), cultivation on Gram Sabha land, and farmhouses developed as plots with permanent boundary walls have been kept outside the ambit of the scheme.