Lok Sabha Question No. 6189 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Capacity Building for Disaster Management
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6189

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  APRIL, 2017/ CHAITRA 21, 1939 (SAKA)

## CAPACITY BUILDING FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT

6189.

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  budget  allocated  for  capacity  building  for  disaster management during the last three years and the current year;
- (b)  whether  there  is  underutilisation  of  the  funds  allocated  for  building capital infrastructure for disaster management;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  measures  taken  by  the Government to improve the disaster preparedness;
- (d)  whether  the  Ministry  has  launched  a  training  programme,  Apada  Mitra; and

(e) 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.  A legal framework for Disaster Management

## L.S.US.Q.NO.6189 FOR 11.04.207

was  set  up  by  enacting  the  Disaster  Management  Act,  2005.  The  Act provides for setting up of Institutional framework for disaster management including capacity building at national, state and district levels.

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.  The  budget  allocated  by  this Ministry during the last three years and the current year for capacity building in  disaster  management  under  different  schemes/programmes  are  given  at Annexure-I.

(b) & (c): 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.

The primary responsibility of disaster preparedness rests with the States and the Central  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State  Government. This  Ministry  has  taken  following  major  measures  to  improve  disaster preparedness in the country:

- i. Publication of 22 guidelines on different disasters by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)

- ii. Setting  up  of  National  Disaster  Response  Force  (NDRF)  for  prompt response and pre-positioning of NDRF in disaster vulnerable areas
- iii. Encouraging States to set-up their own State Disaster Response Forces
- iv. Strengthening  of  State  and  District  Disaster  Management  systems through various schemes of central government
- v. Creation of disaster resilient infrastructure for effective disaster response and preparedness
- vi. Conducting  mock  drills  and  workshops  for  effectively  responding  to disasters
- vii. Carrying out capacity building of disaster professionals and communities  by NDMA,  NDRF  and  National  Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM).

(d) & (e): 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 in 2016 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 to  undertake  basic  relief  and  rescue  tasks  in  emergency  situations  like floods, flash-floods and urban flooding. Funds to the 14 Projects States have been released as first installment.

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## Annexure-I L.S.US.Q.NO.6189 FOR 11.04.2017

## Major schemes under MHA for Capacity Building in Disaster Management.

| (Rs.in crore)   | (Rs.in crore)   | (Rs.in crore)   |
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Year            | Programme       | BE              |
| 2014-15         | ODMP            | 64.00           |
| 2014-15         | NIDM, Rohini    | 19.99           |
| 2014-15         | NCDC, Nagpur    | 4.11            |
| 2014-15         | Total:          | 88.10           |
| 2015-16         | ODMP            | 29.41           |
| 2015-16         | NIDM, Rohini    | 20.00           |
| 2015-16         | NCDC, Nagpur    | 4.11            |
| 2015-16         | Total:          | 53.52           |
| 2016-17         | ODMP            | 35.97           |
|                 | NIDM            | 24.00           |
|                 | NCDC, Nagpur    | 4.57            |
|                 | Total:          | 64.54           |
| 2017-18         | ODMP            | 34.99           |
| 2017-18         | NIDM            | 22.00           |
| 2017-18         | NCDC, Nagpur    | 3.98            |
| 2017-18         | Total:          | 60.97           |

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