Lok Sabha Question No. 2724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Relief for Natural Calamities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2724

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017/ SHRAVANA 10, 1939 (SAKA)

RELIEF FOR NATURAL CALAMITIES

†2724. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

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 criterion fixed for providing Central assistance to the States for 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  States  have  registered  their  protest  for  not  getting assistance in time in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  some  States  are  not  satisfied  with  the  amount  of  Central assistance  provided  to  them  and  if  so,  details  of  the  action  taken  by  the Government in this regard, State-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to help the affected farmers, 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 (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 calamities from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) already placed at their disposal in

## L.S.US.Q.NO2724 FOR 1.8.2017

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 the each State Government is done by the Finance Commission (set-up under the Article 280 of constitution from timeto-time), for the Award period.    The Central share of SDRF is to be released in two equal instalments, first in June and the second in December subject to  fulfillment  of  conditions  of  the  guidelines.  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.

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

## L.S.US.Q.NO2724 FOR 1.8.2017

With regard to help to the affected farmers, it is informed that assistance is provided  to  the  affected  farmers  from  SDRF/  NDRF  as  per  the  norms applicable  in  the  wake  of  other  notified  natural  calamities.    The  extant norms  inter-alia  provide  for  assistance  to  the  farmers  in  the  form  of Agriculture input  subsidy (where crop loss is 33% and above) for damage caused to all types agriculture/ horticulture crop areas due to the notified natural disasters.  These are Rs. 6,800/- per ha. for rainfed crops areas, Rs. 13,500/- per ha. for assured irrigated areas, subject to minimum assistance of not less than Rs.1000 and restricted to sown areas,  and Rs. 18,000/- per ha. for all type of perennial crops areas, subject to minimum assistance not less than Rs. 2000/- and restricted to sown areas., where crop loss is more than 33% and above.

In  addition  to  regular  schemes  the  farmers  are  entitled  for  compensation under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)  of  the  Ministry  of Agriculture, which is being implemented by the concerned State Governments.

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## 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. No.   |               | 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   | Centre's share of SDRF released   | Released from NDRF   | Released from NDRF   | Released from NDRF   | Released from NDRF      |
|-----------|---------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
| Sl. No.   |               | 2014-15                 | 2015-16                 | 2016-17                 | 2017-18                 | 2014-15                           |                                   | 2015-16                           | 2016-17                           |                                   | 2017-18 (as on 26.07.17)          | 2014-15              | 2015-16              | 2016-17              | 2017-18 (as on 27.7.17) |
| 1         | State 2       | 4                       | 5                       | 6                       | 7                       | 9                                 | 10                                |                                   | 11                                |                                   | 12                                | 14                   | 15                   | 16                   | 17                      |
| 1         | Andhra Pr.    | 367.26                  | 440.00                  | 462.00                  | 485.00                  | 230.85                            | 330.00                            |                                   | 346.50                            |                                   | 181.875                           | 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                | --                      |
| 3         | Assam         | 320.62                  | 460.00                  | 483.00                  | 507.00                  | 425.97 #                          | 414.00                            |                                   | 434.70                            |                                   | 228.15                            | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   |                         |
| 4         | Bihar         | 406.57                  | 469.00                  | 492.00                  | 517.00                  | 304.93                            | 351.745                           |                                   | 369.00                            |                                   | 193.875                           | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | --                      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh  | 183.93                  | 241.00                  | 253.00                  | 265.00                  | 134.665                           | 249.725                           | #                                 | 94.875                            |                                   | 94.875                            | 0.00                 | 522.31               | 313.385              | --                      |
| 6         | Goa           | 3.60                    | 4.00                    | 4.00                    | 4.00                    | 3.985                             | 3.00                              |                                   | 3.00                              |                                   | --                                | 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                            | #                                 | 127.125                           | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | --                      |
| 9         | Himachal Pr.  | 158.95                  | 236.00                  | 248.00                  | 260.00                  | 143.06                            | 212.40                            |                                   | 223.20                            |                                   | 117.00                            | 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                            |                                   | 150.375                           | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | --                      |
| 12        | Karnataka     | 195.65                  | 276.00                  | 290.00                  | 305.00                  | 146.74                            | 207.00                            |                                   | 217.50                            |                                   | 114.375                           | 271.38               | 1645.53              | 2292.50              | 913.044                 |
| 13        | Kerala        | 159.33                  | 185.00                  | 194.00                  | 204.00                  | 119.50                            | 138.75                            |                                   | 145.50                            |                                   | --                                | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | --                      |
| 14        | Madhya Pr.    | 477.39                  | 877.00                  | 921.00                  | 967.00                  | 358.04                            | 657.75                            |                                   | 690.75                            |                                   | 362.625                           | 83.13                | 1011.99              | 863.81               | --                      |
| 15        | Maharashtra   | 538.08                  | 1483.00                 | 1557.00                 | 1635.00                 | 403.56                            | 1112.25                           |                                   | 583.875                           |                                   | 583.875                           | 1426.95              | 1592.96              | 2224.78              | --                      |
| 16        | Manipur       | 8.78                    | 19.00                   | 20.00                   | 21.00                   | 3.95                              | 21.05                             | #                                 | 18.00                             |                                   | 9.45                              | 0.00                 | 38.71                | 14.65                | --                      |
| 17        | Meghalaya     | 17.81                   | 24.00                   | 25.00                   | 27.00                   | 16.03                             | 21.60                             |                                   | 22.50                             |                                   | 12.15                             | 30.56                | --                   | --                   | --                      |
| 18        | Mizoram       | 10.40                   | 17.00                   | 18.00                   | 19.00                   | 9.36                              | 15.30                             |                                   | 16.20                             |                                   | 8.55                              | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | --                      |
| 19        | Nagaland      | 6.04                    | 10.00                   | 10.00                   | 11.00                   | 5.44                              | 9.00                              |                                   | 9.00                              |                                   | 4.95                              | 19.43                | 15.11                | 0.96                 | 25.01                   |
| 20        | Odisha        | 475.98                  | 747.00                  | 785.00                  | 824.00                  | 276.98                            | 560.25                            |                                   | 588.75                            |                                   | 309.00                            | 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                            |                                   | --                                | 0.00                 | 1378.13              | 990.82               | 301.65                  |
| 23        | Sikkim        | 27.65                   | 31.00                   | 33.00                   | 34.00                   | 24.89                             | 27.90                             |                                   | 29.70                             |                                   | 15.30                             | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | --                      |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu    | 356.78                  | 679.00                  | 713.00                  | 748.00                  | 133.795                           | 205.50                            | #                                 | 534.75                            |                                   | 280.50                            | 0.00                 | 1000.00 $            | 1813.66              | 218.76                  |
| 25        | Telangana     | 251.23                  | 274.00                  | 288.00                  | 302.00                  | 153.90                            | 643.045                           |                                   | 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                             |                                   | 15.30                             | 0.00                 | --                   | --                   | --                      |
|           |               | 468.44                  |                         | 709.00                  |                         |                                   |                                   |                                   |                                   |                                   | 279.00                            | 581.29               | 3305.66              | 1062.09              |                         |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh |                         | 675.00                  |                         | 744.00                  | 351.33                            | 506.25                            |                                   | 531.75                            |                                   |                                   |                      |                      |                      | --                      |
| 28        | Uttarakhand   | 143.02                  | 210.00                  | 220.00                  | 231.00                  | 64.295                            | 253.36                            | #                                 | 198.00                            |                                   | --                                | 216.81               | --                   | --                   | --                      |
| 29        | West Bengal   | 370.51                  | 516.00                  | 542.00                  | 569.00                  | 277.88                            | 387.00                            |                                   | 406.50                            |                                   | 213.375 4014.27                   | 0.00 3460.88         | 459.71 12451.96      | 275.82 11441.30      | --                      |
|           | Total         | 7387.01                 | 11081.00                | 11635.00                | 12214.00                | 5629.45                           | 8756.00                           |                                   | 8374.95                           |                                   |                                   |                      |                      |                      | 1580.094                |

#    Including arrears of SDRF for the previous year.

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