Lok Sabha Question No. 3468 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Capacity Building for Disaster Management
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, P.R. SUNDARAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3468

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08, AUGUST, 2017 / SHRAVANA 17, 1939 (SAKA)

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT

3468.

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  budget  allocated  for  capacity  building  for  disaster management from 2012-13 to 2017-18;
- (b)  whether  there  is  under-utilisation  of  the  funds  allocated  for  building capital infrastructure for disaster management and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the measures taken by the Ministry to improve the disaster preparedness; and
- (d)  whether  the  Ministry  has  launched  training  programme,  'Apada  Mitra' and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):    The  primary  responsibility  of  disaster  management  rests  with  the States,  and  the  Central  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  State Governments/Union Territories.  Further, as per Section 36 of the Disaster Management Act, every Ministry of the Central Government is required to take  necessary  measures  for  disaster  management  including  capacity building.

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Details of budget allocated by State Government  and  other  Central Ministries are not maintained in this Ministry. The budget allocated by this Ministry  from  2012-13  to  2017-18  under  different  schemes/programmes, which directly or indirectly cater to capacity building for disaster management are given at Annexure-I.

(b):  The  utilization  of  funds  under  various  schemes  of  this  Ministry  for building capital infrastructure in disaster management during 2015-16 and 2016-17 is more than 85%.  However, the schemes are closely monitored to ensure full utilization of fund.

- (c) As per Section 36 of the Disaster Management Act, every Ministry of the Central  Government  is  required  to  take  necessary  measures  for  disaster management including disaster preparedness. Some of the major measures taken by this Ministry for improving disaster preparedness are:
- i. Release of National Disaster Management Plan in 2016.
- ii. Publication of 22 guidelines on different disasters by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
- iii. Setting  up  of  National  Disaster  Response  Force  (NDRF)  for  prompt response and pre-positioning of NDRF in disaster vulnerable areas and pre-position them across various vulnerable locations in the country.

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- iv. Encouraging States to set-up their own State Disaster Response Forces.
- v. Strengthening  of  State  and  District  Disaster  Management  systems through various schemes of central government.
- vi. Construction of multi-purpose cyclone shelters and training of coastal communities on shelters during 2011-2020.
- vii. Conducting  mock  drills  and  workshops  for  effectively  responding  to disasters.
- viii. Carrying out capacity building of disaster professionals and communities by NDMA,  NDRF  and  National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM).
- ix. Organizing Annual Conference of Relief Commissioners and Secretaries of  the  Department  of  Disaster  Management  of  States  and  Union Territories to review their status of preparedness for dealing with any natural disasters.
7. (d):  The  Government  of  India  has  launched  'Apada  Mitra'  scheme  for training 6000 Community Volunteers in disaster response in 30 most flood prone districts (200 volunteers per district) of 25 States in India at a total outlay  of  Rs.15.07  crore.    The  scheme  aims  to  provide  the  community volunteers  with  the  skills  that  they  would  need  to  respond  to  their community's immediate need in the aftermath of a disaster and enable them

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to  undertake  basic  relief  and  rescue  tasks  in  emergency  situations  like floods, flash-floods and urban flooding.  As on 03.08.2017, Rs 6.81 crore has been released to all 25 project states under this programme.

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## Annexure-I

Year wise budget allocation under major schemes for Capacity Building in Disaster Management of MHA.

| Rs. in crore   | Rs. in crore   |
|----------------|----------------|
| Year           | BE             |
| 2017-18        | 1065.21        |
| 2016-17        | 940.07         |
| 2015-16        | 811.03         |
| 2014-15        | 675.08         |
| 2013-14        | 513.60         |
| 2012-13        | 337.60         |