Lok Sabha Question No. 4491 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Central Assistance under NDRF
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bhagwanth Khuba

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4491

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD  MARCH, 2021/ CHAITRA 2, 1943 (SAKA)

CENTRAL ASSISTANCE UNDER NDRF

4491. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  Central  Assistance  is  given  under  the  National  Disaster Response Fund or National Disaster Risk Management Fund to the States;

(b) if so, the details and the criteria thereof;

(c) the details of the amount allocated and sanctioned during each of the last three years under the said Funds, State and UT-wise;

(d)  the  details  of  demands  received  from  the  State  Governments  for disbursal of relief for natural calamities during the said period, State and UT-wise; and

(e) the details of the mechanism evolved to tackle the natural calamities that occurred during the last year?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a)  to  (d):    The  primary  responsibility  of  disaster  management,  including undertaking  disbursal  of  relief  to  affected  people,  rests  with  the  State Governments.    The  Central  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the State Governments and provides requisite logistics and financial support. For  providing  relief  to  the  affected  people  in  case  of  12  notified  natural disasters,  State  Disaster  Response Fund (SDRF) is placed at the disposal

## L.S.US.Q.NO.4491 FOR 23.03.2021

of the State Governments.  Additional financial assistance is provided from National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF),  as  per  laid  down  procedure  in case of disaster of 'severe nature', which includes an assessment based by an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT). The Guidelines on Constitution and Administration of National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) is available on website at https://ndmindia.mha.gov.in/images/NDRFSDRF\_06042017.pdf.  There is no State-wise allocation of funds under NDRF.

Based on the Memorandum submitted by the State Governments in case  of  disaster  of  'severe  nature'  and  assessment  by  the  IMCTs,  the details  of  amount  released  by  the  Central  Government  to  States  from NDRF during financial years 2018-19 to 2020-21 (as on 15.03.2021) are at Annexure.

(e): There are institutional mechanisms at the National and State level in the  country  to  develop  appropriate  preparedness,  and  prompt  response mechanism  for  effective  management  of  natural  disasters,  including mobilizing resources, taking necessary measures to educate people at the time of natural calamities, which include increasing awareness/ forewarning/ mock drills on various calamities/ sensitizing people involving the stake holders.

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## STATEMENT SHOWING STATE-WISE DETAILS OF FUND RELEASED UNDER NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FUND (NDRF) DURING THE YEAR 2018-19 TO 2020-21 (AS ON 15.03.2021)

( ₹ in crore )

|   Sl. No. | State            | Calamity                                 | Amount released from NDRF   |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Cyclone 'Titli'                          | 539.52                      |
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Cyclonic Storm 'Phethai'                 | 82.65                       |
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Drought - Kharif                         | 900.40                      |
|         2 | Assam            | Flood                                    | 00.00#                      |
|         3 | Gujarat          | Drought - Kharif                         | 00.00#                      |
|         4 | Himachal Pradesh | Flood/Landslide/Cloudburst               | 312.76                      |
|         5 | Jharkhand        | Drought - Kharif                         | 272.42                      |
|         6 | Karnataka        | Flood/Landslide                          | 525.22                      |
|         6 | Karnataka        | Drought - Kharif                         | 949.49                      |
|         6 | Karnataka        | Drought - Rabi                           | 1029.39                     |
|         7 | Kerala           | Flood/Landslide                          | 2904.85                     |
|         8 | Maharashtra      | Drought - Kharif                         | 4562.88                     |
|         9 | Manipur          | Flood/Landslide                          | 00.00#                      |
|        10 | Nagaland         | Flood/Landslide                          | 130.73                      |
|        11 | Odisha           | Cyclone 'Titli'                          | 341.72                      |
|        12 | Rajasthan        | Drought - Kharif                         | 1164.99                     |
|        13 | Tamil Nadu       | Cyclone 'Gaja'                           | 900.31                      |
|        14 | Tripura          | Flood/Landslide                          | 171.74                      |
|        15 | Uttar Pradesh    | Flood                                    | 00.00#                      |
|        15 | 2019-20          | 2019-20                                  | 2019-20                     |
|         1 | Assam            | Flood/Landslide                          | 00.00#                      |
|         2 | Bihar            | Flood                                    | 953.17                      |
|         3 | Himachal Pradesh | Avalanche/Hailstorm/ Landslide of winter | 64.49                       |
|         3 | Himachal Pradesh | Flood/Landslide/Cloudburst               | 283.97                      |
|         4 | Karnataka        | Flood/Landslide                          | 1652.54                     |
|         4 | Karnataka        | Drought - Rabi                           | 11.48                       |
|         5 | Kerala           | Flood/Landslide                          | 00.00#                      |
|         6 | Madhya Pradesh   | Flood                                    | 1712.14                     |
|         7 | Manipur          | Drought - Kharif                         | 26.53                       |
|         8 | Meghalaya        | Flood/Landslide                          | 16.52                       |
|         9 | Maharashtra      | Flood                                    | 956.93                      |
|         9 |                  | Heavy Rain                               | 1758.18                     |
|        10 | Nagaland         | Flood/Landslide                          | 176.94                      |
|        11 | Odisha           | Cyclone 'Fani'                           | 3114.46                     |
|        11 | Odisha           | Cyclone 'Bulbul'                         | 179.64                      |
|        12 | Rajasthan        | Flood                                    | 784.60                      |
|        12 | Rajasthan        | Drought - Kharif                         |                             |
|        12 | Rajasthan        | Pest (Locust) attack - Rabi              | 68.65                       |
|        13 | Tripura          | Flood/Landslide                          | 12.93                       |
|        14 | Uttar Pradesh    | Flood                                    | 00.00#                      |
|        15 | West Bengal      | Cyclone 'Bulbul'                         | 958.33                      |

|    |                   | 2020-21 (as on 15.03.2021)     |         |
|----|-------------------|--------------------------------|---------|
|  1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Flood                          | 233.49  |
|  1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Cyclonic Storm 'Nivar'         | *       |
|  2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Flood/Landslide                | 59.34   |
|  3 | Assam             | Flood/Landslide                | 44.37   |
|  4 | Bihar             | Flood                          | 1255.27 |
|  5 | Himachal Pradesh  | Flood/Landslide                | *       |
|  6 | Karnataka         | Flood/Landslide                | 577.84  |
|  6 | Karnataka         | Flood during September-October | *       |
|  7 | Madhya Pradesh    | Flood                          | 611.61  |
|  7 | Madhya Pradesh    | Pest Attack - Kharif           | 1280.18 |
|  8 | Maharashtra       | Cyclonic Storm 'Nisarga'       | 268.59  |
|  8 | Maharashtra       | Heavy Rain/Flood               | *       |
|  9 | Odisha            | Cyclonic Storm 'Amphan'        | 500.00$ |
|  9 | Odisha            | Flood                          | 00.00#  |
| 10 | Sikkim            | Flood/Landslide                | 73.86   |
| 11 | Tamil Nadu        | Cyclonic Storm 'Nivar'         | @       |
| 11 | Tamil Nadu        | Cyclonic Storm 'Burevi'        | @       |
| 11 | Tamil Nadu        | Heavy Rain/Flood               | *       |
| 12 | Telangana         | Flood                          | 00.00#  |
| 13 | West Bengal       | Cyclonic Storm 'Amphan'        | 2250.28 |
| 14 | Uttar Pradesh     | Flood                          | 00.00#  |
| 14 | Uttar Pradesh     | Hailstorm - Rabi               | 00.00#  |

- # As  per  laid  down  procedure,  the  funds  are  released  from  NDRF  subject  to  the  adjustment  of  50%  of balance available in the SDRF account of respective States on 1 st April of the then financial year.  Hence, in some cases, where sufficient fund is available in SDRF, the net out go from the NDRF was 'NIL' against the amount approved by High Level Committee (HLC).
*  Final decision on the additional financial assistance is yet to be taken.
- $  This amount was released 'on account basis' in advance.
- @ HLC    has  approved  an  amount  of  Rs.  63.14  crore  for  cyclone  'Nivar'  and  Rs.  223.77  crore  for  cyclone 'Burevi'.

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