Lok Sabha Question No. 2208 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Assistance for Natural Calamities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, SONA RAM CHOUDHARY, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, Shrirang Appa Barne, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2208

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016/AGRAHAYANA 8, 1938 (SAKA) ASSISTANCE FOR NATURAL CALAMITIES

2208.

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government provides central assistance as relief for losses due to natural calamities;

- (b) if so, the criteria fixed for providing central assistance to the States in case of natural calamities and the details of the central assistance provided to the affected States during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c)  whether  some  of  the  States  have  lodged  protests  for  not  being  provided ''timely assistance'' for the damege caused due to natural calamities and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  some  States  were  also  not  satisfied  with  the  amount  of  central assistance provided to them and if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard, State-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to bring crop loss from fire in the category of natural disaster and thus help the farmers who have become victims of it and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

## LS.US.Q.No.2208 FOR 29.11.2016

(a)    to  (e)  As  per  the  National  Disaster  Management  Policy,  the  primary responsibility  for  disaster  management  rests  with  the  States.  The  concerned State Governments undertake relief activities according to the magnitude of the ground  situation,  in  the  wake  of  natural  disasters  from  the  State  Disaster Response  Fund  (SDRF)  already  placed  at  their  disposal  in  accordance  with Government of India approved items and norms without any discrimination.  For calamity of a severe nature, additional assistance is supplemented by Government  of  India  from  the  National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  by following the laid down procedure.

The corpus of  SDRF  is  contributed  by  the  Government  of  India  and  the  State Government in the ratio 75:25 for General Category States and 90:10 for Special Category States.  NDRF is fully funded by the Government of India. Under the prevailing  guidelines,  the  first  charge  of  relief  expenditure  is  on  the  SDRF. Allocation  of  SDRF  for  each  State  Government  is  done  by  the  Finance Commission, for the Award period.

Financial assistance under SDRF/ NDRF in the wake of natural calamities is by way of relief and not for compensation of loss as suffered/ claimed. Additional expenditure, if any, incurred over and above or on other than approved items/ norms, is required to be met by the States from their own resources.

## LS.US.Q.No.2208 FOR 29.11.2016

State-wise  details  of  allocation  and  releases  from  SDRF  and  NDRF  during  the last three year and the current year are given in Annexure.

With regard to crop loss from fire, it is to inform that the crop loss due to fire already  stands  included  as  one  of  the  eligible  natural  calamity  for  providing assistance from SDRF/ NDRF as per the norms applicable in the wake of other notified natural calamities.

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## Statement showing State-wise details of allocation and releases of SDRF and NDRF during the years 2013-14 to 2016-17

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl.   |                       | Allocation under SDRF   | Allocation under SDRF   | Allocation under SDRF   | Allocation under SDRF   | Centre's share of SDRF released   | Centre's share of SDRF released   | Centre's share of SDRF released   | Centre's share of SDRF released   | Centre's share of SDRF released   | Released from NDRF   | Released from NDRF   | Released from NDRF   | Released from NDRF       |
|-------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
| No.   | State                 | 2013-14                 | 2014-15                 | 2015-16                 | 2016-17                 | 2013-14                           | 2014-15                           | 2015-16                           |                                   | 2016-17 (as on 10.11.16)          | 2013-14              | 2014-15              | 2015-16              | 2016-17 (as on 25.10.16) |
| 1     | 2                     | 3                       | 4                       | 5                       | 6                       | 7                                 | 8                                 | 9                                 |                                   | 10                                | 11                   | 12                   | 13                   | 14                       |
| 1     | Andhra Pr.            | 589.04                  | 367.26 @ 440.00         | 462.00                  | 520.89                  |                                   | 230.85                            | 330.00                            |                                   | 173.25                            | 763.53               | 578.03               | 356.74               | 344.88                   |
| 2     | Arunachal Pr.         | 42.54 44.67             | 52.00                   | 55.00                   |                         | 38.29                             | 40.20                             | 46.80                             |                                   | 24.75                             | 140.46               | 125.96               | --                   | 51.06                    |
| 3     | Assam                 | 305.35                  | 320.62 460.00           | 483.00                  |                         | 68.77                             | 425.97                            | 414.00                            |                                   | 217.35                            | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   | --                       |
| 4     | Bihar                 | 387.21                  | 406.57                  | 469.00                  | 492.00                  | 290.41                            | 304.93                            | 351.745                           |                                   | 184.50                            | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   | --                       |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh          | 175.17                  | 183.93                  | 241.00                  | 253.00                  | 128.25 #                          | 134.665                           | 249.725                           | #                                 | 94.875                            | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 522.31               | 313.385                  |
| 6     | Goa                   | 3.43                    | 3.60                    | 4.00                    | 4.00                    | 3.735 #                           | 3.985                             | 3.00                              |                                   | 1.50                              | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   | --                       |
| 7     | Gujarat               | 581.27                  | 610.33                  | 705.00                  | 740.00                  | 435.95                            | 457.75                            | 528.75                            |                                   | 277.50                            | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   | --                       |
| 8     | Haryana               | 223.31                  | 234.48                  | 308.00                  | 323.00                  | 235.46 #                          | 255.41                            | 203.43                            | #                                 | --                                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   | --                       |
| 9     | Himachal Pr.          | 151.38                  | 158.95 236.00           |                         | 248.00                  | 136.24                            | 143.06                            | 212.40                            |                                   | 111.60                            | 95.84                | 65.30                | 82.215               | 81.22                    |
| 10    | J & K                 | 199.64                  | 209.62 255.00           |                         | 268.00                  | 423.93 #                          | 278.50                            | 229.50                            |                                   | --                                | 0.00                 | 43.53                | --                   | --                       |
| 11    | Jharkhand             | 300.34                  | 315.36                  | 364.00                  | 382.00                  | 225.26                            | 236.52                            | 273.00                            |                                   | 143.25                            | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   | --                       |
| 12    | Karnataka             | 186.33                  | 195.65 276.00           |                         | 290.00                  | 139.75                            | 146.74                            | 207.00                            |                                   | 108.75                            | 245.68               | 271.38               | 1645.53              | 606.98                   |
| 13    | Kerala                | 151.74                  | 159.33                  | 185.00                  | 194.00                  | 121.51                            | 119.50                            | 138.75                            |                                   | 72.75                             | 61.74                | 0.00                 | --                   | --                       |
| 14    | Madhya Pr.            | 454.66                  | 477.39 877.00           |                         | 921.00                  | 341.00                            | 358.04                            | 657.75                            |                                   | 345.375                           | 502.59               | 83.13                | 1011.99              | 863.81                   |
| 15    | Maharashtra           | 512.46                  | 538.08                  | 1483.00                 | 1557.00                 | 567.375 #                         | 403.56                            | 1112.25                           |                                   | 583.875                           | 1269.11              | 1426.95              | 1592.96              | 1545.24                  |
| 16    | Manipur               | 8.36                    | 8.78                    | 19.00                   | 20.00                   | 7.52                              | 3.95                              | 21.05                             | #                                 | 9.00                              | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 38.71                | 14.65                    |
| 17    | Meghalaya             | 16.96                   | 17.81                   | 24.00                   | 25.00                   | 22.53 #                           | 16.03                             | 21.60                             |                                   | 11.25                             | 0.00                 | 30.56                | --                   | --                       |
| 18    | Mizoram               | 9.90                    | 10.40 6.04              | 17.00 10.00             | 18.00 10.00             | 13.145 #                          | 9.36                              | 15.30 9.00                        |                                   | 8.10                              | 0.00 36.60           | 0.00                 | --                   | -- 0.96                  |
| 19    | Nagaland              | 5.75                    |                         |                         |                         |                                   |                                   |                                   |                                   | 4.50                              |                      | 19.43                |                      |                          |
| 20    | Odisha                | 453.31                  | 475.98                  | 747.00                  | 785.00                  | 5.18 419.99                       | 5.44 276.98                       | 560.25                            |                                   | 294.375                           | 750.00               | 0.00                 | 15.11 574.6925       | 425.66                   |
| 21    | Punjab                | 258.06                  | 270.96                  | 390.00                  | 409.00                  |                                   | 203.22                            | 292.50                            |                                   | 153.375                           | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   | --                       |
| 22 23 | Rajasthan             | 695.33                  | 730.10 27.65            | 1103.00 31.00           | 1158.00                 | 193.55 521.50                     | 547.58                            | 827.25                            |                                   | 868.50 14.85                      | 0.00 1.018           | 0.00                 | 1378.13              | 990.82                   |
|       | Sikkim                | 26.33                   |                         |                         | 33.00                   | 23.70                             | 24.89                             | 27.90                             | #                                 | 267.375                           |                      | 0.00 0.00            | --                   | -- 365.67                |
| 25    | Tamil                 | --                      | @                       | 274.00                  | 288.00                  | --                                |                                   | 205.50                            |                                   |                                   |                      | 18.51                |                      |                          |
| 24    | Nadu                  | 339.79                  | 356.78                  | 679.00                  | 713.00                  | 376.19 #                          | 133.795                           | 643.045                           |                                   |                                   | 453.87               |                      | 1000.00              |                          |
|       | Telangana             |                         | 251.23                  |                         |                         |                                   | 153.90                            |                                   |                                   | 108.00                            | --                   |                      | 468.20               | 328.16                   |
| 26 27 | Tripura Uttar Pradesh | 22.35 446.13            | 23.47 31.00 468.44      | 675.00                  | 33.00 709.00            | 29.70 # 334.60                    | 21.12 351.33                      | 27.90 506.25                      |                                   | 14.85 265.875                     | 0.00 0.00            | 0.00 581.29          | -- 3305.66           | -- 1053.01               |
| 28    | Uttarakhand           |                         | 143.02 370.51           | 210.00 516.00           | 220.00 542.00           | 145.00 #                          | 64.295 277.88                     | 253.36 387.00                     | #                                 | 99.00 203.25                      | 329.50 0.00          | 216.81 0.00          | -- 459.71            | --                       |
| 29    | West Bengal           | 136.22                  |                         |                         |                         |                                   |                                   |                                   |                                   |                                   |                      |                      |                      | 275.82                   |
|       |                       | 352.87                  |                         |                         |                         | 264.65                            |                                   |                                   |                                   |                                   |                      |                      |                      |                          |

## Annexure