Lok Sabha Question No. 288 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Loss due to Unseasonal Rains
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA, DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*288

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  DECEMBER, 2016/AGRAHAYANA 15, 1938 (SAKA)

LOSS DUE TO UNSEASONAL RAINS

*288. SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY: SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  proposals  from  the State Governments including Telangana seeking financial assistance for loss of crops due to recent unseasonal/untimely rains;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government on the said proposals;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  sent  a  Central  team  to  the  affected States to evaluate and ascertain the extent of loss caused to crops and if so, the details thereof; and

(d)  whether the Government has taken any decision to release interim relief to these States 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)

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO.*288 FOR 6.12.2016.

(a) to (d): 10 State Governments  including Telangana has submitted memoranda  to  this  Ministry seeking financial assistance for floods/ landslides and cloudburst in the year 2016.   Soon after receipt of such a Memorandum, Central Government constituted an Inter-Ministerial Central Team for spot visit and assessment of damage which shall form the basis of Central assistance out of the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).

The  primary  responsibility  for  disaster  management  rests  with  the State  Government.      The  Government  of  India  extends  all  the  possible logistics and financial support to the States to supplement their efforts to meet the situation effectively. The concerned State Governments undertake relief operations in the wake of natural disasters from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) already placed at their disposal.  When the available  resources      under      the      SDRF    are      inadequate,    additional assistance  is extended from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) by following the laid down procedure, which includes an assessment based

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## L.S.S.Q.NO.*288 FOR 06.12.2016

on the visit of an Inter-Ministerial Central Team.  The financial assistance is towards relief and not for compensation of loss as suffered/ claimed.

The  State  -  wise  details  of  allocation  and  releases  from  SDRF  and NDRF during the current year is at Annexure.

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## Statement  showing  State-wise  details  of  allocation  and  releases  of  SDRF  and  NDRF during the year 2016-17

As on 10.11.2016 (Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Allocation of SDRF   | Allocation of SDRF   | Allocation of SDRF   | Releases from SDRF   | Releases from SDRF   | Releases from NDRF   |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Central Share        | State Share          | Total                | 1 st Instalment      | 2 nd Instalment      | Releases from NDRF   |
| 1         | 2                   | 3                    | 4                    | 5                    | 6                    | 7                    | 8                    |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh      | 346.50               | 115.50               | 462.00               | 173.25               | --                   | 344.88               |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 49.50                | 5.50                 | 55.00                | 24.75                | --                   | 51.06                |
| 3.        | Assam               | 434.70               | 48.30                | 483.00               | 217.35               | --                   | --                   |
| 4.        | Bihar               | 369.00               | 123.00               | 492.00               | 184.50               | --                   | --                   |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh        | 189.75               | 63.25                | 253.00               | 94.875               | --                   | 313.385              |
| 6.        | Goa                 | 3.00                 | 1.00                 | 4.00                 | 1.50                 | --                   | --                   |
| 7.        | Gujarat             | 555.00               | 185.00               | 740.00               | 277.50               | --                   | --                   |
| 8.        | Haryana             | 242.25               | 80.75                | 323.00               | --                   | --                   | --                   |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh    | 223.20               | 24.80                | 248.00               | 111.60               | --                   | 81.22                |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir      | 241.20               | 26.80                | 268.00               | --                   | --                   | --                   |
| 11.       | Jharkhand           | 286.50               | 95.50                | 382.00               | 143.25               | --                   | --                   |
| 12.       | Karnataka           | 217.50               | 72.50                | 290.00               | 108.75               | --                   | 606.98               |
| 13.       | Kerala              | 145.50               | 48.50                | 194.00               | 72.75                | --                   | --                   |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh      | 690.75               | 230.25               | 921.00               | 345.375              | --                   | 863.81               |
| 15.       | Maharashtra         | 1167.75              | 389.25               | 1557.00              | 583.875              | --                   | 1545.24              |
| 16.       | Manipur             | 18.00                | 2.00                 | 20.00                | 9.00                 | --                   | 14.65                |
| 17.       | Meghalaya           | 22.50                | 2.50                 | 25.00                | 11.25                | --                   | --                   |
| 18.       | Mizoram             | 16.20                | 1.80                 | 18.00                | 8.10                 | --                   | --                   |
| 19.       | Nagaland            | 9.00                 | 1.00                 | 10.00                | 4.50                 | --                   | 0.965                |
| 20.       | Odisha              | 588.75               | 196.25               | 785.00               | 294.375              | --                   | 425.66               |
| 21.       | Punjab              | 306.75               | 102.25               | 409.00               | 153.375              | --                   | --                   |
| 22.       | Rajasthan           | 868.50               | 289.50               | 1158.00              | 434.25               | 434.25               | 990.82               |
| 23.       | Sikkim              | 29.70                | 3.30                 | 33.00                | 14.85                | --                   | --                   |
| 24.       | Tamil Nadu          | 534.75               | 178.25               | 713.00               | 267.375              | --                   | 365.67               |
| 25.       | Telangana           | 216.00               | 72.00                | 288.00               | 108.00               | --                   | 328.16               |
| 26.       | Tripura             | 29.70                | 3.30                 | 33.00                | 14.85                | --                   | --                   |
| 27.       | Uttar Pradesh       | 531.75               | 177.25               | 709.00               | 265.875              | --                   | 1053.01              |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand         | 198.00               | 22.00                | 220.00               | 99.00                | --                   | --                   |
| 29.       | West Bengal         | 406.50               | 135.50               | 542.00               | 203.25               | --                   | 275.82               |
|           |                     | 8938.20              | 2696.80              |                      |                      |                      |                      |
| Total: -  | Total: -            |                      |                      | 11635.00             | 4227.38              | 434.25               | 7261.327             |

Note: - Installment of Centre's share of SDRF is released to State Government subject to submission of utilization certificate, Annual report etc..

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