Lok Sabha Question No. 5253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Calamity Relief
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, BHARAT SINGH, V. SATHYABAMA, PR. SENTHILNATHAN, MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL, R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †5253

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 TH  MARCH, 2018/ CHAITRA 6, 1940 (SAKA)

## CALAMITY RELIEF

†5253.

SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA:

SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of persons affected and number of persons died along with the  quantum  of  damage  to  property  and  crops  reported  due  to  various natural  calamities  including  floods  and  erosion  during  each  of  the  last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) the details of the criteria fixed to provide relief or compensation to the affected persons including farmers;
- (c)  the  details  of  relief  fund  released  by  the  Government  to  the  calamity affected  States  along  with  the  utilisation  of  such  funds  during  the  said period, State/UTwise; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  create  special  infrastructure facilities for search/combing operations/relief  operations during calamities including cyclones in the country, particularly in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The  details  of  the  losses  due  to  natural  calamities  including floods/ landslides/ cloudburst/ cyclonic storm etc., as reported by the State

Governments/  Union  Territories  during  the  last  three  years  and  current year are at Annexure-I.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.5253 FOR 27.03.2018

The concerned State Governments undertake relief activities according to the  magnitude of the ground situation, in the wake of natural calamities 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 financial assistance from SDRF/ NDRF is towards relief and not  for  compensation  of  loss  as  suffered/  claimed.    These  norms  are available on the Ministry of Home Affairs website: www.ndmindia.nic.in. As per  the  scheme  of  SDRF  the  State  Government  is  responsible  to  ensure that  money  drawn  from  the  SDRF  account  is  actually  utilized  for  the purposes  for  which  the  SDRF  has  been  set  up  and  only  on  item  of expenditure and as per norms approved by the GOI.  The State Accountant General is required to monitor the expenditure as per the items and norms of assistance. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is required to conduct audit of SDRF.

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

It  is  the  primary responsibility of the State Government to create special infrastructure  facilities  for  search,  rescue  and  relief  operations  during natural  calamities.  However,  based  on  vulnerability  profile  of  different regions  of  the  country,  the  Central  Government  has  raised  National Disaster  Response  Force  (NDRF)  for  providing  prompt  response  during calamities or calamity like situation. At present there are 12 Battalion of NDRF and they are presently stationed/ deployed at 12 Bn HQ viz; Guwahati (Assam),  Haringhata  (West  Bengal),  Mundali  (Odisha),  Arakkonam  (Tamil Nadu), Pune (Maharashtra), Vadodra (Gujarat), Bhatinda (Punjab), Ghaziabad  (Uttar  Pradesh),  Bihta  (Bihar),  Vijayawada  (Andhra  Pradesh), Varanasi (Uttar  Pradesh)  and  Doimukh  (Arunachal  Pradesh).    In  addition, the  Government  of  India  provides  all  possible  assistance  by  mobilizing/ deploying its resources from Indian Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force for quick search and relief operation  at the time of emergency. Further, the strengthening  of  the  disaster  management  is  a  continuing  and  evolving process.

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State-wise details of damage due to cyclonic storms/ heavy rains/ floods/ landslides/ earthquake etc. during the years 2014-15 to 2017-18

(Provisional)

| Sl. No.   | State         | Year             | Year              | Year         | Year                     | Year             | Year              | Year         | Year                     | Year             | Year              | Year         | Year                     | Year                     | Year                     | Year                     | Year                     |
|-----------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|           | State         | 2014-15          | 2014-15           | 2014-15      | 2014-15                  | 2015-16          | 2015-16           | 2015-16      | 2015-16                  | 2016-17          | 2016-17           | 2016-17      | 2016-17                  | 2017-18 (as on 21.03.18) | 2017-18 (as on 21.03.18) | 2017-18 (as on 21.03.18) | 2017-18 (as on 21.03.18) |
|           | State         | lives lost (No.) | Cattle lost (No.) | Houses (No.) | Crops area (in lakh ha.) | lives lost (No.) | Cattle lost (No.) | Houses (No.) | Crops area (in lakh ha.) | lives lost (No.) | Cattle lost (No.) | Houses (No.) | Crops area (in lakh ha.) | lives lost (No.)         | Cattle lost (No.)        | Houses (No.)             | Crops area (in lakh ha.) |
| 1         | Andhra Pr.    | 61               | 4777              | 40379        | 3.30                     | 88               | 3669              | 32836        | 2.17                     | 19               | 32                | 2277         | 0.48                     | 31                       | 55                       | 6557                     | 0.45                     |
| 2         | Arunachal Pr. | 61               | 1992              | 2742         | 0.28                     | 20               | 1198              | 1802         | 0.14                     | 42               | 1903              | 1629         | 0.235                    | 60                       | 1177                     | 1463                     | 0.41                     |
| 3         | Assam         | 90               | 8961              | 138000       | 3.67                     | 66               | 2482              | 61434        | 2.86                     | 115              | 3191              | 66887        | 2.82                     | 160                      | 2763                     | 111070                   | 2.80                     |
| 4         | Bihar         | 144              | 28                | 5621         | 1.16                     | 158              | 51                | 130576       | 8.08                     | 243              | 583               | 129922       | 3.72                     | 649                      | 256                      | 357197                   | 8.10                     |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh  | 27               | 199               | 6053         | 0.004                    | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 9                | 15                | 694          | 2.98                     | 52                       | 102                      | 909                      | --                       |
| 6         | Gujarat       | 27               | 112               | 875          | --                       | 156              | 19388             | 62006        | 2.59                     | 85               | 252               | 128          | --                       | 229                      | 15255                    | 36710                    | 6.45                     |
| 7         | Goa           | --               | --                | 41           | --                       | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --               | --                | 119          | --                       | 1                        | --                       | 61                       | --                       |
| 8         | Haryana       | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 3                | --                | 8            | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 9         | Himachal Pr.  | 45               | 698               | 1963         | 0.136                    | 133              | 686               | 3406         | 0.13                     | 40               | 136               | 2283         | 0.20                     | 75                       | 199                      | 2195                     | 0.80                     |
| 10        | J & K         | 304              | 61326             | 253184       | 6.48                     | 21               | 97                | 1989         | --                       | 3                | --                | --           | --                       | 7                        | 4                        | 90                       | --                       |
| 11        | Jharkhand     | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 8                | --                | 1483         | --                       | 12                       | 3                        | 2668                     | --                       |
| 12        | Karnataka     | 27               | 85                | 19125        | 0.91                     | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 10               | 217               | 23654        | 3.76                     | 70                       | 745                      | 1533                     | --                       |
| 13        | Kerala        | 132              | 527               | 8292         | 0.20                     | 67               | 4                 | 6431         | --                       | 48               | 56                | 5770         | 0.017                    | 119 *                    | 5                        | 6324                     | 0.078                    |
| 14        | Madhya Pr.    | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 184              | 400               | 80000        | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 15        | Maharashtra   | 151              | 53                | 44           | --                       | 2                | --                | --           | --                       | 145              | 1035              | 8164         | 0.15                     | 134                      | 164                      | --                       | --                       |
| 16        | Manipur       | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 26               | 29                | 11849        | 0.39                     | --               | --                | 24723        | 0.018                    | 19                       | 10752                    | 19793                    | 0.89                     |
| 17        | Meghalaya     | 66               | 8822              | 10701        | 0.159                    | 5                | --                | 4            | --                       | 4                | --                | --           | --                       | 11                       | --                       | 163                      | --                       |
| 18        | Mizoram       | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 13                       | 14                       | 5437                     | 0.11                     |
| 19        | Nagaland      | 17               | 2860              | 14537        | 0.31                     | 5                | --                | 180          | 0.04                     | 7                | 738               | 4119         | 0.42                     | 22                       | 665                      | 7700                     | 0.05                     |
| 20        | Odisha        | 50               | 672               | 83140        | 3.65                     | 5                | --                | 839          | --                       | 3                | --                |              |                          | 8                        | 399                      | 562                      | 0.42                     |
| 21        | Punjab        | 31               | 127               | 24795        | 1.06                     | 11               | 14                | 126          | --                       | 12               | --                | 98           | 0.005                    | 4                        | 6                        | 34                       | --                       |
| 22        | Rajasthan     | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 40               | 174               | 24657        | 0.32                     | 82               | 635               | 15010        | --                       | 80                       | 5705                     | 57989                    | 7.34                     |
| 23        | Sikkim        | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 1                | 1                 | 2012         | --                       | 13               | 2090              | 361          | 0.018                    | 11 80                    |                          | 910                      | 0.02                     |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu    | 75               | 341               | 3750         | --                       | 470              | 12030             | 475762       | 3.83                     | 25               | 564               | 8278         | 0.34                     | 72 @                     | 7654                     | 14229                    | 0.05                     |
| 25        | Telangana     | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 49               | 6535              | 37991        | 2.59                     | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 26        | Tripura       | 21               | --                | 1139         | 0.015                    | 1                | --                | 11179        | --                       | 5                | 1                 | 937          | --                       | 17                       | 13                       | 3222                     | --                       |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh | 132              | 107               | 75564        | 5.00                     | 40               | 15                | 14           | --                       | 82               | 266               | 46793        | 5.96                     | 121                      | 154                      | 56935                    | 3.81                     |
| 28        | Uttarakhand   | 66               | 348               | 1824         | 0.013                    | 31               | 177               | 410          | --                       | 114              | 1575              | 3324         | 0.10                     | 57                       | 737                      | 1380                     | --                       |
| 29        | West Bengal   | 169              | 145               | 33621        | 0.508                    | 193              | 23120             | 822978       | 13.02                    | 200              | 3320              | 84765        | 4.48                     | 197                      | 2075                     | 497362                   | 6.74                     |
|           | Puducherry    | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 4                | 1095              | 4327         | --                       | --               |                   |              | --                       |                          |                          | 969                      | --                       |
| 30        |               |                  |                   |              |                          |                  |                   | --           |                          |                  | --                | 5            |                          | --                       | --                       | --                       |                          |
| 31        | Lakshadweep   | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --               | --                |              | --                       | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --                       | 186                      |                          | 0.002                    |

## Statement showing State-wise details of allocation and releases of SDRF and NDRF during the years 2014-15 to 2017-18

(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   | Released from NDRF   | Released from NDRF   | Released from NDRF   | Released from NDRF   | Released from NDRF   |
|-------|---------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| No.   |               | 2014-15                 | 2015-16                 | 2016-17                 | 2017-18                 | 2014-15                           | 2015-16                           | 2016-17                           | 2017-18 (till date)               | 2014-15              | 2015-16              |                      | 2016-17              | 2017-18 (till date)  |
| 1     | State 2       | 3                       | 4                       | 5                       | 6                       | 7                                 | 8                                 | 9                                 | 10                                |                      | 11                   | 12                   | 13                   | 14                   |
| 1     | Andhra Pr.    | 367.26                  | 440.00                  | 462.00                  | 485.00                  | 230.85                            | 330.00                            | 346.50                            | 363.75                            |                      | 578.03               | 356.74               | 702.72               | --                   |
| 2     | Arunachal Pr. | 44.67                   | 52.00                   | 55.00                   | 57.00                   | 40.20                             | 46.80                             | 49.50                             | 51.30                             |                      | 125.96               | --                   | 51.06                | 32.44                |
| 3     | Assam         | 320.62                  | 460.00                  | 483.00                  | 507.00                  | 425.97                            | # 414.00                          | 434.70                            | 456.30                            |                      | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | --                   |
| 4     | Bihar         | 406.57                  | 469.00                  | 492.00                  | 517.00                  | 304.93                            | 351.745                           | 369.00                            | 489.56                            |                      | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | 1363.47              |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh  | 183.93                  | 241.00                  | 253.00                  | 265.00                  | 134.665                           | 249.725                           | 94.875                            | 194.25                            | #                    | 0.00                 | 522.31               | 313.385              | 49.31                |
| 6     | Goa           | 3.60                    | 4.00                    | 4.00                    | 4.00                    | 3.985                             | 3.00                              | 3.00                              | 1.50                              |                      | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | --                   |
| 7     | Gujarat       | 610.33                  | 705.00                  | 740.00                  | 777.00                  | 457.75                            | 528.75                            | 555.00                            | 500.00                            |                      | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | --                   |
| 8     | Haryana       | 234.48                  | 308.00                  | 323.00                  | 339.00                  | 255.41                            | # 203.43                          | 357.75                            | 254.25                            |                      | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | --                   |
| 9     | Himachal Pr.  | 158.95                  | 236.00                  | 248.00                  | 260.00                  | 143.06                            | 212.40                            | 223.20                            | 234.00                            |                      | 65.30                | 82.215               | 81.22                | 63.23                |
| 10    | J& K          | 209.62                  | 255.00                  | 268.00                  | 281.00                  | 278.50                            | # 229.50                          | 241.20                            | --                                |                      | 43.53                | --                   | --                   | --                   |
| 11    | Jharkhand     | 315.36                  | 364.00                  | 382.00                  | 401.00                  | 236.52                            | 273.00                            | 286.50                            | 300.75                            |                      | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | --                   |
| 12    | Karnataka     | 195.65                  | 276.00                  | 290.00                  | 305.00                  | 146.74                            | 207.00                            | 217.50                            | 228.75                            |                      | 271.38               | 1645.53              | 2292.50              | 913.044              |
| 13    | Kerala        | 159.33                  | 185.00                  | 194.00                  | 204.00                  | 119.50                            | 138.75                            | 145.50                            | 153.00                            |                      | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | 164.72               |
| 14    | Madhya Pr.    | 477.39                  | 877.00                  | 921.00                  | 967.00                  | 358.04                            | 657.75                            | 690.75                            | 724.625                           |                      | 83.13                | 1011.99              | 863.81               | 502.09               |
| 15    | Maharashtra   | 538.08                  | 1483.00                 | 1557.00                 | 1635.00                 | 403.56                            | 1112.25                           | 583.875                           | 1810.125                          | #                    | 1426.95              | 1592.96              | 2224.78              | --                   |
| 16    | Manipur       | 8.78                    | 19.00                   | 20.00                   | 21.00                   | 3.95                              | 21.05                             | 18.00                             | 18.90                             |                      | 0.00                 | 38.71                | 14.65                | 110.82               |
| 17    | Meghalaya     | 17.81                   | 24.00                   | 25.00                   | 27.00                   | 16.03                             | 21.60                             | 22.50                             | 24.30                             |                      | 30.56                | --                   | --                   | --                   |
| 18    | Mizoram       | 10.40                   | 17.00                   | 18.00                   | 19.00                   | 9.36                              | 15.30                             | 16.20                             | 17.10                             |                      | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | 35.97                |
| 19    | Nagaland      | 6.04                    | 10.00                   | 10.00                   | 11.00                   | 5.44                              | 9.00                              | 9.00                              | 9.90                              |                      | 19.43                | 15.11                | 0.96                 | 25.01                |
| 20    | Odisha        | 475.98                  | 747.00                  | 785.00                  | 824.00                  | 276.98                            | 560.25                            | 588.75                            | 618.00                            |                      | 0.00                 | 574.6925             | 425.66               | --                   |
| 21    | Punjab        | 270.96                  | 390.00                  | 409.00                  | 430.00                  | 203.22                            | 292.50                            | 306.75                            | 161.25                            |                      | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | --                   |
| 22    | Rajasthan     | 730.10                  | 1103.00                 | 1158.00                 | 1216.00                 | 547.58                            | 827.25                            | 868.50                            | 912.00                            |                      | 0.00                 | 1378.13              | 990.82               | 607.77               |
| 23    | Sikkim        | 27.65                   | 31.00                   | 33.00                   | 34.00                   | 24.89                             | 27.90                             | 29.70                             | 30.60                             |                      | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | --                   |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu    | 356.78                  | 679.00                  | 713.00                  | 748.00                  | 133.795                           | 643.045                           | 534.75                            | 561.00                            |                      | 0.00                 | 1000.00 $            | 1813.66              | 351.81               |
| 25    | Telangana     | 251.23                  | 274.00                  | 288.00                  | 302.00                  | 153.90                            | 205.50                            | 216.00                            | --                                |                      | 18.51                | 468.20               | 328.16               | 58.40                |
| 26    | Tripura       | 23.47                   | 31.00                   | 33.00                   | 34.00                   | 21.12                             | 27.90                             | 29.70                             | 30.60                             |                      | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | --                   |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh | 468.44                  | 675.00                  | 709.00                  | 744.00                  | 351.33                            | 506.25                            | 531.75                            | 558.00                            |                      | 581.29               | 3305.66              | 1062.09              | 119.67               |
|       |               | 143.02                  | 210.00                  | 220.00                  | 231.00                  | 64.295                            |                                   | 198.00                            | 207.90                            |                      | 216.81               | --                   | --                   | --                   |
| 28    | Uttarakhand   | 370.51                  | 516.00                  |                         |                         |                                   | 253.36                            |                                   |                                   |                      |                      |                      |                      |                      |
| 29    | West Bengal   |                         |                         | 542.00                  | 569.00                  | 277.88                            | 387.00                            | 406.50 8374.95                    | 426.75                            |                      | 0.00                 | 459.71               | 275.82               | 324.78               |
|       | Total         | 7387.01                 | 11081.00                | 11635.00                | 12214.00                | 5629.45                           | 8756.00                           |                                   | 9338.46                           |                      | 3460.88              | 12451.96             | 11441.30             | 4722.53              |