Lok Sabha Question No. 189 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Financial Assistance for Flood-hit States
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: S. Muniswamy, Rahul Gandhi, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 189

Answered on Friday the 18 th  November, 2019/Kartika 27, 1941(Saka)

## Financial Assistance For Flood-Hit States

189.  Shri S. Muniswamy, M. P.,

Shri Rahul Gandhi, M.P.,

Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh Alias Lalan Singh, M. P.:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  announced  a  special  relief  package/financial assistance for Kerala in the aftermath of two consecutive floods and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  also  sanctioned  funds  to  deal  with  the situation arising out of floods caused by heavy rain in about 25 districts of Bihar including  capital  Patna  and  Karnataka  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof, State-wise;
- (c) the details of financial assistance sought by various States including Kerala, Bihar and Karnataka for relief and rehabilitation, State-wise;
- (d) the details of financial assistance/special relief  packages  announced including sanction and allocation of funds for flood-affected areas during the last five years and the current year, State-wise;
- (e) whether the sanctioned funds have been released to the States/State Disaster Management and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) The details of  criteria  fixed  by  the  Government  to  allocate  funds  to  deal with disasters like floods?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE & CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) For the year 2018-19, based on the assessment by Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) and recommendation from SC-NEC, High Level Committee(HLC),  Govt.  of  India  approved  additional  financial  assistance amounting to Rs. 3048.39 crore from National Disaster Relief Fund(NDRF). Further, Rs. 192.60 crore as Central share of State Disaster Response Fund (including  advance)  were  released  to  the  State  during  2018.    For  the  year 2019-20,  IMCT  visited  Kerala  to  assess  damages  in  the  wake  of  floods during 2019.  Report of the IMCT is awaited for further action.  However, Rs.  52.28  crore  have  been  released  to  the  State  as  Central  share  of  State Disaster Response Fund in July, 2019.
- (b) In  the  wake  of  damages  caused  due  to  floods  in  2019,  Rs.  1200.00  crore were  released  to  the  State  of  Karnataka  and  Rs.  613.75  crore  to  Bihar (including  advance  from  SDRF)  'on  account  basis'  for  immediate  relief operations  pending final assessment by IMCT and approval of HLC.
- (c) State-wise details of financial assistance sought by various States including Kerala,  Bihar  and  Karnataka  for  relief  and  rehabilitation  are  given  in Annexure-'A' attached.
- (d) & (e) Yes, State-wise details of allocation and release of financial assistance/Special relief packages during the last five years and the current year is given in Annexure-'B' attached.
- (f)  Central Finance Commission recommends State-wise and Year-wise funds for  SDRF(including  Central  :  State  share)  to  be  released  within  its  award period of five years for meeting the expenditure to be incurred on providing immediate  relief  on  account  of  notified &  specified  natural  disasters including floods based on the approved items and norms of assistance under NDRF/SDRF. In case of natural disasters of severe nature and shortage of funds in the  SDRF, additional financial  assistance  from NDRF is released based on the assessment by IMCT and final approval by HLC.

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## A N N E X U R E - A

Statement showing Calamity-wise assistance sought by the State Governments during 2019-20.

| (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)                                                                                                                     | (Rs. in Crore)                                                                                                                     | (Rs. in Crore)                                                                                                                     |
|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.          | State                                                                                                                              | Calamity                                                                                                                           | Assistance sought by the State Govenments                                                                                          |
| 1                | Bihar                                                                                                                              | (i)Flood of 2019                                                                                                                   | 2880.87                                                                                                                            |
| 2                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                   | Avalanche, hailstorm and landslides during 2019                                                                                    | 374.21                                                                                                                             |
| 3                | Karnataka                                                                                                                          | Floods/landslides 2019-20                                                                                                          | 4458.47                                                                                                                            |
| 4                | Kerala                                                                                                                             | Flood &Landslidesh 2019                                                                                                            | 2101.88                                                                                                                            |
| 5                | Maharashtra                                                                                                                        | Floods of 2019                                                                                                                     | 2110.62                                                                                                                            |
| 6                | Odisha                                                                                                                             | (i)Cyclone storm 'FANI' of May 2019                                                                                                | 5227.61                                                                                                                            |
| 7                | Tirpura                                                                                                                            | Flood , landslides and cyclone during 2019                                                                                         | 445.21                                                                                                                             |
| 8                | West Bengal                                                                                                                        | Cyclone storm 'Bulbul' 2019 *                                                                                                      | 0.0                                                                                                                                |
| (*)              | Assessment of damages by State Govts. at initial statges. The concerned State Governments have not sumitted the Memorandum so far. | Assessment of damages by State Govts. at initial statges. The concerned State Governments have not sumitted the Memorandum so far. | Assessment of damages by State Govts. at initial statges. The concerned State Governments have not sumitted the Memorandum so far. |

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| Sl. No.                    | 13th                      | Finance                            | Finance                            | Finance                            | Commission                         | Commission                         | Commission                         | 14th Finance Commission award      | 14th Finance Commission award      | 14th Finance Commission award      | 14th Finance Commission award      | 14th Finance Commission award      | period 2015-20                     | period 2015-20                     | period 2015-20                     | (Rs. in crore ) During current financial year | (Rs. in crore ) During current financial year | NDRF Special Assistance for Relief& Rehabilitation |                                             |
| Sl. No.                    | 13th                      | State 2014-2015                    | State 2014-2015                    | State 2014-2015                    | 2015-16                            | 2015-16                            | 2015-16                            | 2016-17                            | 2016-17                            | 2016-17                            | 2017-18                            | 2017-18                            | 2018-19                            | 2018-19                            | 2018-19                            | 2019-20 (As on 14/11/2019)                    | 2019-20 (As on 14/11/2019)                    | 2019-20 (As on 14/11/2019)                         |                                             |
| Sl. No.                    | 13th                      | SDRF                               | NDRF                               |                                    | SDRF                               | NDRF                               |                                    | SDRF                               | NDRF                               | SDRF                               |                                    | NDRF                               | SDRF                               |                                    | NDRF                               | SDRF                                          |                                               | NDRF Special Assistance for Relief& Rehabilitation |                                             |
| Sl. No.                    | 13th                      | Allocation                         | Allocation                         | Allocation                         | Allocation Release                 | Allocation Release                 | Allocation Release                 | Allocation Release                 | Allocation Release                 | Release Allocation                 | Release Allocation                 | Release Allocation                 | Release Allocation                 | Release Allocation                 | Release Allocation                 | Allocation Release Release                    | Allocation Release Release                    | Allocation Release Release                         |                                             |
| Sl. No.                    | 13th                      | Release                            | Release                            | 330.00                             | 330.00                             | Release 356.74                     | 346.50                             | 346.50                             | 702.72                             | 363.75                             | Release 363.75                     | 0.00                               | 381.75                             | 458.10                             | 1004.88                            | 400.50                                        | 200.25                                        | NDRF Special Assistance for Relief& Rehabilitation |                                             |
| 1 Andhra 2                 | Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh | 278.32 230.85 40.20 40.20          | 578.03 125.96                      | 46.80                              | 46.80                              | 0.00                               | 49.50                              | 49.50                              | 51.06                              | 51.30                              | 51.30                              | 32.44                              | 54.00                              | 54.00                              | 132.49                             | 56.70                                         | 28.35                                         | 570.91 0.00                                        |                                             |
| 3 Assam                    |                           | 288.56 425.97                      | 0.00                               | 414.00                             | 414.00                             | 0.00                               | 434.70                             | 434.70                             | 0.00                               | 456.30                             | 456.30                             | 0.00                               | 478.80                             | 478.80                             | 0.00                               | 503.10                                        | 251.55                                        | 0.00                                               |                                             |
| 4 Bihar                    | 304.93                    | 304.93                             | 0.00                               | 351.75                             | 351.75                             | 0.00                               | 369.00                             | 369.00                             | 0.00                               | 387.75                             | 489.56                             | 1363.47                            | 407.25                             | 101.82                             | 0.00                               | 427.50                                        | 1031.13                                       | 0.00                                               |                                             |
| 5                          | Chhattisgarh              | 137.95 134.67                      | 0.00                               | 180.75                             | 249.73                             | 522.31                             | 189.75                             | 94.88                              | 313.39                             | 198.75                             | 194.25                             | 49.31                              | 208.50                             | 349.58                             | 0.00                               | 219.00                                        | 67.80                                         | 0.00                                               |                                             |
| 6 Goa                      | 2.70                      | 3.99                               | 0.00                               | 3.00                               | 3.00                               | 0.00                               | 3.00                               | 3.00                               | 0.00                               | 3.00                               | 3.00                               | 0.00                               | 3.00                               | 1.80                               | 0.00                               | 3.00                                          | 0.00                                          | 0.00                                               |                                             |
| 7 Gujarat                  | 457.75                    | 457.75                             | 0.00                               | 528.75                             | 528.75                             | 0.00                               | 555.00                             | 555.00                             | 0.00                               | 582.75                             | 500.00                             | 0.00                               | 612.00                             | 449.95                             | 0.00                               | 642.00                                        | 565.80                                        | 0.00                                               |                                             |
| 8 Haryana                  | 175.86                    | 255.41                             | 0.00                               | 231.00                             | 203.43                             | 82.22                              | 242.25                             | 357.75                             | 0.00                               | 254.25                             | 254.25                             | 0.00                               | 267.00                             | 320.40                             | 0.00                               | 280.50                                        | 86.85                                         | 0.00                                               |                                             |
| 9 Himachal                 | Pradesh 143.06            | 143.06                             | 65.30                              | 212.40                             | 212.40                             | 0.00                               | 223.20                             | 223.20                             | 81.22                              | 234.00                             | 234.00                             | 63.23                              | 245.70                             | 245.70                             | 227.29                             | 258.30                                        | 197.23                                        | 234.09 1194.38(15-16)                              |                                             |
| 10                         | J&K                       | 188.66 278.50                      | 43.53                              | 229.50                             | 229.50                             | 0.00                               | 241.20                             | 241.20                             | 0.00                               | 252.90                             | 0.00                               | 0.00                               | 265.50                             | 252.90                             | 0.00                               | 279.00                                        | 405.00                                        | 0.00 1893.34(16-17) 85.00(18-19)                   |                                             |
| 11 Jharkhand               | 236.52                    | 236.52                             | 0.00                               | 273.00                             | 273.00                             | 0.00                               | 286.50                             | 286.50                             | 0.00                               | 300.75                             | 300.75                             | 0.00                               | 315.75                             | 315.75                             | 0.00                               | 331.50                                        | 165.75                                        | 0.00                                               |                                             |
| 12 Karnataka               | 146.74                    | 146.74                             | 271.38                             | 207.00                             | 207.00                             | 1645.53                            | 217.50                             | 217.50                             | 2292.50                            | 228.75                             | 228.75                             | 913.04                             | 240.00                             | 288.00                             | 959.84                             | 252.00                                        | 507.00                                        | 2441.26                                            |                                             |
| 13 Kerala                  | 119.50                    | 119.50                             | 0.00                               | 138.75                             | 138.75                             | 0.00                               | 145.50                             | 145.50                             | 0.00                               | 153.00                             | 153.00                             | 164.72                             | 160.50                             | 192.60                             | 2904.85                            | 168.75                                        | 52.28                                         | 0.00                                               |                                             |
| 14 Madhya Pradesh          | 358.04                    | 358.04                             | 83.13                              | 657.75                             | 657.75                             | 1011.99                            | 690.75                             | 690.75                             | 863.81                             | 725.25                             | 725.25                             | 502.09                             | 762.00                             | 914.40                             | 334.00                             | 799.50                                        | 647.10                                        | 0.00                                               |                                             |
| 15 Maharashtra             | 403.56                    | 403.56                             | 1426.95                            | 1112.25                            | 1112.25                            | 1592.96                            | 1167.75                            | 583.88                             | 2224.78                            | 1226.25                            | 1810.13                            | 0.00                               | 1287.75                            | 1287.75                            | 2088.59                            | 1352.25                                       | 1276.13                                       | 2474.29                                            |                                             |
| 16 Manipur                 | 7.90                      | 3.95                               | 0.00                               | 17.10                              | 21.05                              | 38.71                              | 18.00                              | 18.00                              | 14.65                              | 18.90                              | 18.90                              | 110.82                             | 19.80                              | 9.90                               | 0.00                               | 20.70                                         | 9.90                                          | 0.00                                               |                                             |
| 17 Meghalaya               | 16.03                     | 16.03                              | 30.56                              | 21.60                              | 21.60                              | 0.00                               | 22.50                              | 22.50                              | 0.00                               | 24.30                              | 24.30                              | 0.00                               | 25.20                              | 12.60                              | 0.00                               | 26.10                                         | 12.60                                         | 0.00                                               |                                             |
| 18 Mizoram                 | 9.36                      | 9.36                               | 0.00                               | 15.30                              | 15.30                              | 0.00                               | 16.20                              | 16.20                              | 0.00                               | 17.10                              | 17.10                              | 35.97                              | 18.00                              | 18.00                              | 0.00                               | 18.00                                         | 0.00                                          | 0.00                                               |                                             |
| 19 Nagaland                | 5.44                      | 5.44                               | 19.43                              | 9.00                               | 9.00                               | 15.11                              | 9.00                               | 9.00                               |                                    | 9.90                               | 9.90                               | 25.01                              | 9.90                               | 9.90                               | 195.99                             | 10.80                                         | 10.80                                         | 0.00                                               |                                             |
| 20 Orissa                  | 356.99                    | 276.98                             | 0.00                               |                                    |                                    | 574.69                             | 588.75                             | 588.75                             | 0.96                               | 618.00                             | 618.00                             | 0.00                               | 648.75                             | 778.50                             | 341.72                             | 681.75                                        | 552.00                                        | 3114.46                                            |                                             |
| 21 Punjab                  | 203.22                    | 203.22                             | 0.00                               | 560.25                             | 560.25                             | 0.00                               | 306.75                             | 306.75                             | 425.66 0.00                        | 322.50                             |                                    | 0.00                               | 338.25                             | 321.99                             | 0.00                               | 355.50                                        | 313.05                                        | 0.00                                               |                                             |
|                            |                           |                                    |                                    | 292.50                             | 292.50                             |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    | 203.47                             |                                    |                                    |                                    | 526.14                             | 1005.00                                       | 502.50                                        |                                                    |                                             |
| 22 Rajasthan               | 547.58                    | 547.58                             | 0.00                               | 827.25                             | 827.25                             | 1378.13                            | 868.50                             | 868.50                             | 990.82                             | 912.00                             | 912.00                             | 607.77                             | 957.75                             | 957.75                             |                                    |                                               |                                               | 1164.99                                            |                                             |
| 23 Sikkim                  | 24.89                     | 24.89                              | 0.00                               | 27.90                              | 27.90                              | 0.00                               | 29.70                              | 29.70                              | 0.00                               | 30.60                              | 30.60                              | 0.00                               | 32.40                              | 32.40                              | 54.93                              | 34.20                                         | 17.10                                         | 0.00                                               |                                             |
| 24 Tamilnadu               | 267.59                    | 133.80                             | 0.00                               | 509.25                             | 643.05                             | 1000.00                            | 534.75                             | 534.75                             | 1813.66                            | 561.00                             | 561.00                             | 351.81                             | 589.50                             | 707.40                             | 900.31                             | 618.75                                        | 309.38                                        | 0.00 552.00(15-16)                                 |                                             |
| 25 Telangana               |                           | 185.55 153.90                      | 18.51 0.00                         | 205.50                             | 205.50 27.90                       | 468.20                             | 216.00                             | 216.00                             | 328.16                             | 226.50 30.60                       | 0.00 30.60                         | 58.40 0.00                         | 237.75 32.40                       | 226.50 32.40                       | 0.00 171.74                        | 249.75 34.20                                  | 237.75                                        | 0.00 0.00                                          |                                             |
| 26 Tripura                 | 21.12                     | 21.12                              |                                    | 27.90                              |                                    | 0.00                               | 29.70                              | 29.70                              | 0.00                               |                                    | 558.00                             | 119.67                             |                                    |                                    | 157.23                             |                                               | 17.10                                         |                                                    |                                             |
| 28                         | Uttar Pradesh             | 351.33                             | 581.29                             | 506.25                             |                                    |                                    | 531.75                             | 531.75                             | 1062.09                            | 558.00                             |                                    | 0.00                               | 585.75                             |                                    |                                    | 615.00                                        | 541.80                                        | 0.00 116.22(15-16)                                 |                                             |
| Uttarakhand 29 West Bengal | 27                        | 351.33 128.72 64.30 277.88 277.88  | 216.81 0.00                        | 189.00 387.00                      | 506.25 253.36 387.00               | 3305.66 0.00 459.71                | 198.00 406.50                      | 198.00 406.50                      | 0.00 275.82                        | 207.90 426.75                      | 207.90 426.75                      | 324.78                             | 218.70 448.50                      | 351.45 218.70 269.10               | 0.00 0.00                          | 229.50 471.00                                 | 114.75 414.90                                 | 0.00 323.78(16-17) 0.00                            |                                             |